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USGS Identifies Vast Appalachian Lithium That Could Slash U.S. Imports

Turning this estimate into lithium on the market will take years.

U.S. Trade Chief Urges Allies to Pay 'National Security Premium' for Non-China Minerals

EU and U.S. Near Critical Minerals Pact to Curb China Dependence

India Joins U.S.-Led Pax Silica to Bolster AI and Semiconductor Supply Chains

U.S. Courts Brazil on Critical Minerals With Financing Push for In‑Country Processing

India Opens Talks With Brazil, Canada, France and the Netherlands on Critical-Minerals Pacts

Senate Weighs Bid to Undo Boundary Waters Mining Ban This Week

Ardea Wins Conditional A$1 Billion Backing From Australia and US for Goongarrie Nickel‑Cobalt Project

Germany Seeks Deeper Minerals Partnership With Australia, Pushes EU Trade Deal This Year

U.S.-Backed Consortium Reaches Preliminary Deal for 40% of Glencore’s Congo Copper-Cobalt Assets

Argentina Touts Mining Reboot at Riyadh Forum With Record Exports and New Lithium, Copper Goals

Milei Hosts Vicuña Executives as BHP–Lundin JV Seeks RIGI Green Light for $15–17 Billion Copper Project

Glencore to Restart Alumbrera in 2026, Targets Copper Output in 2028

Glencore to Restart Argentina’s Alumbrera Mine, With Production Set for 2028

EU Moves to Take Stakes in Australian Critical Minerals Projects

Japan, U.S. Set Joint Study of Deep-Sea Rare Earths Near Minamitori

G7 Unveils Alliance to Secure Critical Minerals and Curb China’s Market Power

Trump Grants Two-Year Exemption From EPA Copper Rule for Miami Smelter

U.S. DFC Joins ADQ–Orion Critical Minerals Platform, Raising It to $1.8 Billion

U.S. and Australia Seal Critical Minerals Pact, Launch Six‑Month $1 Billion Push