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Explore the high-stakes world of rare earth mining with Skillings. This category covers the exploration, production, and processing of critical elements like neodymium, dysprosium, and terbium—essential to defense, clean energy, and electronics. We report on China’s dominance, U.S. and EU supply chain diversification, refining challenges, and investment flows. Whether you’re a policymaker, investor, or tech manufacturer, this section offers strategic insights into how rare earths shape the future of geopolitics and innovation.
A Nuclear Comeback—and a Uranium Reckoning The United States is once again turning toward nuclear energy as a central pillar of its clean-energy strategy. Yet one…
For months, Brigadier General Rafael Olaya Quintero, commander of the Orinoco naval force, has been chasing tin and coltan traffickers across the waterways at Colombia’s border…
Cove Capital’s $1.1 billion Kazakhstan tungsten venture secures a new critical-mineral source for U.S. supply chains and defense industries.
A New Mining Frontier Under Brazil Mining Legislation Brazil’s Congress is advancing Brazil mining legislation that could transform the nation’s critical-minerals policy and redraw its environmental…
When Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled a US $13 billion rare-earths partnership in October, it was framed as a defining step…
Ramaco Resources signs DOE agreement to mine rare earths at Brook Mine, marking a new chapter in U.S. mining innovation and critical-minerals supply.
Alaska mining 2025 drives U.S. defense and energy strategy as the Pentagon invests in graphite, copper, and antimony projects to secure mineral independence.
As electric vehicle (EV) sales surged past 17 million units globally in 2024, the spotlight on lithium mining companies and nickel producers has never been brighter.…
Kenya rare earth minerals at Mrima Hill may transform global critical-minerals supply chains and East Africa’s mining economy.
₹1,500-crore incentive to recover lithium, cobalt, and nickel from discarded electronics India e-waste recycling has entered a new phase as the government launches an ambitious ₹1,500-crore…
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