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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.
Australia critical minerals projects are entering a new phase—one that focuses less on digging and more on processing and refining. When Alcoa Corporation and Japan’s Sojitz…
TAIPEI — China’s stranglehold on the global rare earth market has forced Taiwan to rethink where its critical minerals come from. With Beijing controlling more than…
Washington Bets Big on U.S.–Australia Critical Minerals Alliance The U.S.–Australia critical minerals partnership is moving from concept to execution. The U.S. government, according to Reuters, is…
Silver Shortage deepens as silver ETFs outpace silver mining supply. Learn how investor demand is straining global silver markets in 2025.
Australia’s critical minerals players are again in the geopolitical spotlight. Shares of Resolution Minerals (ASX: RML) and Nova Minerals (ASX: NVA) surged 55% and 16% respectively…
When investors discuss the energy transition, copper, lithium, and nickel dominate the conversation. Yet a quieter contest is emerging for a lesser-known cohort of “hidden” minerals…
U.S. expands rare earth mining deals before 2026 midterm elections, backing MP Materials and allies to reduce China’s dominance in EV and defense supply chains.
Global lithium supply crunch intensifies as EV demand soars. Will China, Australia, or Latin America control supply over the next decade?
DAKAR, Sept. 27, 2025 — The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), source of nearly three-quarters of the world’s cobalt, will lift its eight-month export ban on…
The United States is negotiating the creation of a multibillion-dollar mining fund with New York–based Orion Resource Partners, a move designed to strengthen American access to…
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