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NORTH AMERICA

US releases new critical minerals list, with inclusion of ten

Added arsenic, boron, copper, metcoal, lead, phosphate, rhenium, silicon, silver, tellurium, uranium

07 November 2025

REGULATION

US to add copper, potash, silver to critical mineral list

Metallurgical coal and uranium also considered

27 August 2025

NORTH AMERICA

Pathfinder Tonopah gets US$896M EXIM support

EXIM looks to back anther US copper project

11 June 2025

RARE EARTHS

USGS cuts Vietnam's rare earth reserves by 84%

Revision based on new information, the US agency said

14 March 2025

DATA

China germanium and gallium ban could lead to $3.4B hole

USGS study analyses impact of complete Chinese ban on critical minerals

20 November 2024

REGULATION

US House passes bill to expand critical mineral definition

Meanwhile, Trump names new Department of Energy lead

18 November 2024

NORTH AMERICA

US reliant on imports for 29 of its 50 critical metals: USGS

In 2022, the US deemed 50 minerals critical to the nation’s future and security

05 February 2024

ESG

USGS outlines uranium exposure risks to Havasupai Tribe in Grand Canyon

The USGS updated their risk model to include indigenous knowledge

01 February 2024

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RESOURCE STOCKS

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