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Boron Market Rocketing Up
When a US and Australian joint venture recently announced it was using boron in the manufacture of rocket engines, it...
Japan Entering a Golden Age of Exploration
Japan is known globally as a leading buyer of resource commodities to fuel is massive manufacturing industry. While it is...
Cacharposa Discovery Pushes Ecuador to Top Spot Among Gold Discovery Destinations
A survey by S&P Global of major recent gold discoveries has seen Ecuador return to the number one position. Ecuador...
Swedish REE Discovery Highlights Europe’s Processing Woes
Swedish state-owned mining company LKAB has discovered one of the largest rare earth elements (REEs) deposits in Europe, located in...
The Assay Weekly Roundup: 11 to 17 January
Welcome to our roundup of some of our investment, exploration, and development stories on Theassay.com over the last seven days....
Nordic Nickel in First Cohort of BHP’s Xplor Programme
Nordic Nickel (ASX: NNL), a junior nickel sulphide explorer, has been selected to participate in BHP’s (ASX: BHP) inaugural and highly respected...
The Assay – Africa Edition 2023 is now live
This month, we explore mineral-rich Africa and consider why the world could come to rely on the region as a...
Eritrea: a Final Frontier for Mineral Explorers
Burdened by years of drought and civil wars, the Eastern African country of Eritrea is one of poorest nations in...
Finland Ready to Ride the Green Energy Wave
There is no doubt that the race to new energy and the reduction of CO2 production has vastly changed the...
Australia Aiming to be Global Powerhouse in ‘Critical’ Silicon Metals
After adding silicon to its list of critical metals earlier this year, the Australian government has moved quickly to take...
The Assay Weekly Roundup: 4 to 10 January
Welcome to our roundup of the latest investment, exploration, and development stories on Theassay.com over the last seven days. To...
Pebble Mine Developers Say Mining Veto will Impact America’s Green Energy Future
The developers of a proposed multi-billion-dollar copper, gold, and molybdenum mine in Alaska have accused the US Environmental Protection Agency...