1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (163+ words) By Tracy KingYoni Tobin The U.S. defense industrial base today faces a critical minerals challenge—one with serious national security implications. Relying on partners’ reserves to meet U.S. demand, however, is problematic. For reasons of geography alone, even the most…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (500+ words) For all the investments the Trump administration has made in reshoring the nation’s mineral supply chains, its investment in America’s mining schools may prove to be the most important. This initiative could not have come soon enough. Rebuilding – much less…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (739+ words) The discovery of vast lithium resources in the Smackover Formation, most notably in southern Arkansas and far into northern Louisiana and across northeast Texas, has sparked widespread interest among corporations and community leaders in all three states. Last year, the…...