56+ min ago  (414+ words) The mine " and the geology around it " is emblematic of our untapped potential. Thacker Pass sits on just one part of the Mc Dermitt Caldera, which geologists think might be the world's largest lithium deposit. America's vast mineral wealth is…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (1205+ words) While the world remains fixated on the high cost of oil and gasoline as a result of the conflict in Iran, it is the skyrocketing cost of rare earth minerals that could ultimately have an even more dire effect on…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (923+ words) Sitting'at the bottom'of the Pacific Ocean'are enormous deposits of'critical'metals. Unlocking them could help free the United States and its allies from dependence on Chinese-controlled supply chains." Yet right now, inside a conference room in Kingston, Jamaica,'United Nations (UN) bureaucrats…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1042+ words) Rare earth elements are a group of 17 metals used in many of today's most advanced technologies. They are essential components in everything from smartphones and wind turbines to electric vehicle motors and advanced military systems. Despite their name, these minerals…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1113+ words) For decades, the U. S. has relied primarily on China for the graphite required to build lithium-ion batteries, military weapons, electric vehicles, and other important products. Now, an all-American graphite company is hoping to fill the gap. Graphite One is a U. S. -based…...