Critical Minerals Institute
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America’s Military Potemkin Crisis
The now-fading military crisis du jour, the critical minerals, metals, and materials crisis, is a supreme example of…
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The Critical Minerals Report (02.22.2026): The Price-Floor Era Arrives for Rare Earths and Uranium, Copper’s Midstream Problem, and Graphite Trade Walls
Before turning to policy, prices, and projects, a reminder of what the Critical Minerals Institute (CMI) is doing…
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Tungsten Breaks Into CMI Top 5 Consideration as Supply Risks Reshape the 2026 Critical Minerals Institute Watchlist
The Critical Minerals Institute’s watch list is meant to identify materials defined not by popularity but by supply…
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The Critical Minerals Report (02.09.2026): Project Vault and the West’s Scramble for Rare Earths and Price Power
The past two weeks have laid bare a quickening scramble for control of critical minerals. In Brazil, officials…
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Mandates Out, Emissions In: Carney Rewrites Canada’s EV Playbook
The fastest way to understand Canada’s new auto strategy is to notice what it drops: the 100% EV…
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Trump’s Critical Minerals “Project Vault”: Jack Lifton Calls It “Theater”
The politics of stockpiles are easy; the physics of stockpiles are not. The moment you move from a…
