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The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected four projects for $73 million in funding. The money will establish real-world testing grounds for next-generation mining technologies.…
India is looking to Russia to help plug some real gaps in its critical minerals supply. The topic is back on the table this week, as…
The United States says it will help Kenya build a domestic critical minerals processing industry, a pledge that lands right as Washington and Beijing jockey for…
Philippines Critical Minerals Policy: Mining, Indigenous Rights and Environmental Challenges The Philippines is seeking a larger role in the global critical-minerals supply chain. The strategy, however,…
Brazilian critical minerals processing infrastructure and environmental monitoring systems. A critical minerals project can have strong geology, credible technology and a signed offtake agreement and still…
Processing capacity, rather than mine supply alone, is becoming the central constraint in critical-mineral markets. The critical minerals supply chain is increasingly constrained downstream. New mines…
Critical-minerals security is increasingly determined by processing capacity, trade policy and supply-chain control rather than geology alone. The critical minerals race is moving from mine development…
Industrial equipment at a U.S. critical minerals processing facility. WASHINGTON : The U.S. government will invest about $3 billion in critical-minerals, battery and mining projects as…
The global architecture governing critical minerals has entered a decisive operational phase. As industrial demand accelerates across electric vehicles (EVs), grid-scale energy storage systems (ESS), artificial…
Global industrial supply chains are undergoing a structural realignment as governments and operators confront the deep vulnerabilities inherent in critical mineral sourcing. Rare earth elements (REEs),…
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