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The November 2025 "pause" wasn't a reversal. It was tactical repositioning. While headlines celebrated China's suspension of certain October 2025 export controls, the core architecture remained…
The Arctic Treasure Chest No One Can Open Greenland sits on 36 million tonnes of rare earth elements, enough to power decades of smartphone screens, wind…
The Orinoco Mining Arc holds $200B in minerals—but violence, illegal mining, and environmental destruction make it the world’s riskiest critical mineral supply chain.
IREL funding for rare earth is urged by a parliamentary panel to cut import reliance and strengthen India’s critical minerals and strategic supply chain.
Critical mineral refinery projects gain momentum as the US expands mining deals and Korea Zinc considers a US-based processing joint venture.
BRUSSELS — The European Union will next week introduce a sweeping package of measures aimed at reducing its reliance on China for EU critical minerals, a…
China’s critical minerals strategy moved into the spotlight at the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Johannesburg, as Beijing launched a new mining initiative involving 19 nations —…
Nova Minerals Alaska mining gains traction as the Alaska critical minerals strategy accelerates with U.S. government attention.
India has launched a critical minerals research plan worth ₹210 crore over three years — but access is limited to only nine pre-selected Centres of Excellence…
India’s decision to adopt Ad Valorem Royalties for graphite, caesium, rubidium, and zirconium marks one of the most deliberate and far-reaching policy shifts in its resource…
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