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LIVE NOW: House Panel Examines Critical Mineral Recovery and Recycling Legislation
4+ hour, 57+ min ago (114+ words) The House Energy and Commerce Committee holds a hearing titled "Trash to Treasure: Examining Legislation to Support Domestic Critical Mineral Recovery and Recycling. What would you like to watch today? LIVE NOW: House Panel Examines Critical Mineral Recovery and Recycling…...
US, China Courts Brazil Over Rare Earths
14+ hour, 46+ min ago (121+ words) As Western nations race to break China's dominance on rare earth minerals, Brazil has emerged as a supplier with huge potential. What would you like to watch today? US, China Courts Brazil Over Rare Earths South Korea's 10 Percent Market Drop…...
Trump Signs Proclamation Amending Tariffs on Steel, Aluminum and Copper Imports
3+ week, 1+ day ago (207+ words) LOS ANGELES'President Donald Trump on Monday signed a proclamation amending his Section 232 national security tariffs on some aluminum, steel and copper imports, the White House said. The proclamation lowers tariffs on some steel and aluminum derivative products, including certain types…...
Australia Orders China-Linked Investors to Sell Stakes in Rare Earth Miner
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (120+ words) Australia has ordered 6 shareholders in Northern Minerals to divest their holdings over national security concerns tied to Chinese influence in the rare earths sector. What would you like to watch today? Australia Orders China-Linked Investors to Sell Stakes in Rare…...
LIVE NOW: House Natural Resources Committee Holds Hearing on US Copper
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (262+ words) The Lavendar Pit at Copper Queen Mine, which opened in 1877 and was run by the Phelps Dodge Corporation from 1879-1975 is seen in Bisbee, Arizona on July 24, 2020. - "Gone but Not Forgotten." So reads the tombstone of Carl Axel Carlson, who died…...
USGS: Appalachian Region Has Massive Untapped Lithium Supply
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (455+ words) Lithium is a key component of lithium-ion batteries and is used in electric vehicles, computers, military equipment, consumer electronics, electric tools, aerospace alloys, and energy-grid storage systems. "The USGS projects that world production capacity for lithium will double by 2029, driven…...
Miner Rescued After 14 Days Trapped in Flooded Mexican Mine
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (140+ words) Mexican responders rescued miner Francisco Zapata N'jera after 14 days trapped in a flooded mine in Sinaloa. Miner Rescued After 14 Days Trapped in Flooded Mexican Mine Flooding Fears Return to Hawaii as National Guard Helps With Sandbags NATO Secretary-General Says Some…...
AOMC and Odyssey Merge in $1 Billion Deal to Tackle China's Grip Over'Critical Minerals
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (202+ words) American Ocean Minerals Corporation and Odyssey Marine Exploration are merging in a $1 billion deal aimed at boosting U. S. access to critical minerals, and reducing dependence on China's dominance in rare earth supply chains. AOMC and Odyssey Merge in $1 Billion Deal to…...
US Firm Acquires Huge Congolese Cobalt Mining Company Chemaf
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (189+ words) A big win for America in the critical minerals race with China. A U. S. firm has acquired one of the world's largest cobalt producers, located in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is one of the few remaining mines not…...
US Company Produces Critical Rare Earth Material Domestically, First in Decades
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (199+ words) Glass jars containing metal Palladium (L) and rare earth metal Terbium are pictured inside the storage room of Tradium, a company specializing in trading rare earths, in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on Nov. 4, 2025. (Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP) CEO Mark Chalmers says…...