CMI
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Lifton’s First Law of Energy Economics
The Cost That Matters Most There is a tendency among economists and politicians to measure almost everything except…
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Project Vault and the Price of Security — Lifton’s Plan for America’s Critical Minerals Reserve
I asked myself: What effect would reserve diversification by the U.S. Treasury and other governments have on the…
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Recycling Cannot Precede Production
Whenever a chemical element suddenly becomes “critical,” it is only a matter of time before someone announces a…
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The Hollywood Version of Critical Minerals
“Value is not created where politicians make announcements. Value is added where difficult work is performed repeatedly, economically,…
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Critical Minerals Institute (CMI) Announces August Masterclass “Playing the American Trump Card”
How America’s Critical Minerals Spending Spree Is Reshaping Global Markets Toronto, Ontario — July 30, 2026 — The…
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Can Vietnam Build a Rare Earth Supply Chain Independent of China?
A great many rare earth companies do business in, or are trying to do business in, Vietnam. The…
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Does Subsidizing the Production of Rare Earths Stifle Innovation?
In his book, The Economic Government of the World: 1933–2023, Martin Daunton states: “In 1982, Anne Krueger became…
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America’s Rare Earth Industry Cannot Be Rebuilt on a Production Schedule
“A company can announce when a plant will open, but only years of operating experience will determine when…
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Heavy Rare Earths Are a Different Business
“Heavy rare earths are not simply ‘the last few elements.’ They are a specialty chemical business. And the…
