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Aerospace Industry Warns US Magnet Supply May Fall Short of 2027 Defence Rules

Why it matters US aerospace manufacturers warn that qualified rare earth magnet capacity may remain constrained beyond the January 2027 sourcing deadline. New federal waiver restrictions could complicate the transition while major domestic plants target commissioning in…

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Asia Pacific

733 Auctioned, 125 Operational: Inside the Human Cost and Bureaucratic Gridlock Stalling India’s Strategic Mining Push

Talk to any mining developer who has recently walked out of New Delhi’s gleaming auction halls with a winning bid, and they… Read →

Critical Minerals

US Seabed Mining: The Legal Battle Across Three Jurisdictions

When the Trump administration issued an executive order in April 2025 calling for accelerated development of seabed mineral resources, it identified three… Read →

Gold

Brazil’s Supreme Court Suspends Volta Grande Installation Licence as Indigenous Settlement Awaits Approval

Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court has temporarily suspended the installation licence for Belo Sun Mining’s Volta Grande gold project in Pará state. The… Read →

Critical Minerals

US–Australia Critical Minerals Pact: 2 Projects Underway, Billions Still Pending

One year ago today, President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese signed the United States-Australia Critical Minerals Framework at the… Read →

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