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Sourcing Rare Earth Permanent Magnet Motors for the American Automotive Industry: Market Status, Structural Drivers, and the Path Forward

The U.S. automotive industry’s electrification ramp is increasingly tied to a critical enabling technology: rare earth permanent magnet (REPM)…

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Critical Minerals & Rare Earths

Critical Minerals Institute Announces Masterclass “Command Capital & Military Metals” — July 24, 2025

Toronto, ON – July 21, 2025 — The Critical Minerals Institute (CMI) today unveiled the next session in its acclaimed Masterclass series,…

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July 24, 2025
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Critical Minerals & Rare Earths

Move Over, DRC—Morocco’s Cobalt Frontier Emerges

“As electric-vehicle demand accelerates, every tonne of cobalt that avoids the Congo bottleneck rewrites the global battery equation.…

Tracy Hughes

July 16, 2025
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Critical Minerals & Rare Earths, Market Opinion

A Month of Mineral Realpolitik: Washington’s 30‑Day Sprint to Rewire the U.S. Critical Minerals Supply Chains

Washington has seldom moved this fast on any industrial question, yet in the last month, Congress, the White…

Tracy Hughes

July 15, 2025
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Critical Minerals & Rare Earths

The Critical Minerals Report (7.11.2025): A Rare Earth Reboot, Tariff Tremors, and Geopolitical Jitters

It has been the sort of week that reminds investors why the critical minerals desk keeps both a…

Tracy Hughes

July 14, 2025
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Critical Minerals & Rare Earths, Market Opinion

Critical Minerals of Peril and Power: The Five-Element Spine of the Modern Arsenal

The pilot slides his thumb across the F-35’s throttle and the jet answers with a whiplash of thrust,…

Tracy Hughes

July 7, 2025
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Critical Minerals & Rare Earths

Jack Lifton Warns Gallium Scarcity Imperils America’s Chip Ambitions

July 01, 2025 – The West’s semiconductor ambitions rest on a metal measured in grams yet priced in geopolitical…

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July 1, 2025
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Critical Minerals & Rare Earths

Sleeping on Tungsten—America’s Hidden Armor and Critical Minerals Crisis

June 29, 2025 – Tungsten may be the densest word in Washington’s defense briefings, but Jack Lifton insists…

InvestorNews

June 29, 2025
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Critical Minerals & Rare Earths

China to Seal Its Rare Earth Brain Trust as the West Scrambles for Expertise

China is moving to lock down the brains behind its rare earth juggernaut. In a directive circulated this…

Tracy Hughes

June 25, 2025
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Critical Minerals & Rare Earths

Rare Earth Renaissance: REIA Summit Signals Western Supply Chain Shifting Into High Gear

Last week, I participated in the annual conference and general meeting of the Brussels-based Rare Earth Industries Association…

Jack Lifton

June 25, 2025
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Critical Minerals & Rare Earths

Technology Metals Report (06.16.2025): India’s Rare Earth Clampdown and a Trump–China Trade Twist Ignite a Global Critical Minerals Scramble

India’s decision to cordon off its rare earth output set the tone for a nervous week in critical…

Tracy Hughes

June 16, 2025
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Critical Minerals Institute

Sourcing Rare Earth Permanent Magnet Motors for the American Automotive Industry: Market Status, Structural Drivers, and the Path Forward

Critical Minerals Institute Announces Masterclass “Command Capital & Military Metals” — July 24, 2025

Move Over, DRC—Morocco’s Cobalt Frontier Emerges

A Month of Mineral Realpolitik: Washington’s 30‑Day Sprint to Rewire the U.S. Critical Minerals Supply Chains

The Critical Minerals Report (7.11.2025): A Rare Earth Reboot, Tariff Tremors, and Geopolitical Jitters

Critical Minerals of Peril and Power: The Five-Element Spine of the Modern Arsenal

Jack Lifton Warns Gallium Scarcity Imperils America’s Chip Ambitions

Sleeping on Tungsten—America’s Hidden Armor and Critical Minerals Crisis

China to Seal Its Rare Earth Brain Trust as the West Scrambles for Expertise

Rare Earth Renaissance: REIA Summit Signals Western Supply Chain Shifting Into High Gear

Technology Metals Report (06.16.2025): India’s Rare Earth Clampdown and a Trump–China Trade Twist Ignite a Global Critical Minerals Scramble

Critical Minerals Report (05.24.2026): National Security Moves Downstream

MP Materials and USA Rare Earth Clash in Texas Trade Secrets Lawsuit as Race for U.S. Rare Earth Magnet Supply Chain Intensifies

Critical Minerals Report (06.07.2026): The Next Phase of the Critical Minerals Economy

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Ucore Rare Metals Welcomes Canada’s G7 Critical Minerals Leadership and Recognition of Sumitomo Collaboration

Greenland Mines (NASDAQ: GRML) Accelerates Sarfartoq Rare Earths Project Development with Updated S-K 1300 Resource Estimate Program

Oreterra Closes Sale of Option to Buy down Newmont Lake Royalty for Shares and Cash Valued at $1.1 Million plus a Potential $22 Million in Future Staged Cash and Advance Royalty Payments

American Rare Earths Provides Exploration Update and Outlines 2026-2027 Field Programs Across U.S. Project Portfolio

Neo Announces Voting Results from Annual General & Special Meeting of Shareholders

InvestorNews Interviews

Barry Baim on Why West High Yield’s Court Victory Could Mark a Turning Point for Record Ridge

Kevin Keough on Preparing to Drill the Trek South Copper-Gold Target in the Golden Triangle

Jim Atkinson on New High-Grade Zones and the Expanding Exploration Potential at Antimony Resources’ Bald Hill Project

Tom Drivas on Why Appia Rare Earths Has Positioned Itself Across Three of the World’s Most Strategic Rare Earths and Uranium Jurisdictions

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Barry Baim on Why West High Yield’s Court Victory Could Mark a Turning Point for Record Ridge

Kevin Keough on Preparing to Drill the Trek South Copper-Gold Target in the Golden Triangle

Jim Atkinson on New High-Grade Zones and the Expanding Exploration Potential at Antimony Resources’ Bald Hill Project

Tom Drivas on Why Appia Rare Earths Has Positioned Itself Across Three of the World’s Most Strategic Rare Earths and Uranium Jurisdictions