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Russia's Rosatom has developed technology for separating the collective concentrate of rare earth metals

By Rhod Mackenzie

Rosatom's Mining Division has developed a technology for the separation of collective rare earth metal (REM) concentrates. This will fill in the missing link in the technological chain of rare earths production.

Production is planned to be organised at the Solikamsk Magnesium P...

Russia Rare Earth Metals Exports Mining Electronics
Polymetal's Russian assets sale raises questions from Russian investors

By Rhod Mackenzie and Bogdan Kolbasuk

Vladimir Putin has signed off on an order authorising the transactions of the shares of the Polymetal company, to which the Russian assets of Polymetal International were previously allocated, as well as the Taseevskoye gold deposit in Transbaikalia, previousl...

Russia Sanctions Gold Polymetal Mining Mangazeya
Russia proposes creating a global alliance of “raw materials of the future” producers

By Rhod Mackenzie

Russia has proposed the creation of an organization similar to OPEC to coordinate the production of solid minerals, specifically 'minerals of the future' such as lithium, cobalt, and rare earth metals. However, the effectiveness of this association is questionable as potential pa...

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