Critical Minerals Institute
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Private Capital, Not Government Funding, Is the Key to Securing Rare Earth Magnet Supply Chains
When the U.S. talks about securing supplies of critical materials for national defense, it’s natural to reach for…
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Jack-in-the-Stox: Iluka Resources (ASX: ILU) — A Lesson in Rare Earth Execution
In his ongoing Jack-in-the-Stox series, Jack Lifton comments on public companies, technologies, capital markets, supply chains and geopolitics. He is not a…
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CMR Podcast: Critical Minerals, China, and the Limits of G7 Cooperation
The Critical Minerals Report (CMR) Podcast is a new, twice-monthly series produced by the Critical Minerals Institute (CMI),…
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Critical Minerals Institute Announces CMI Summit 6 at Toronto’s Fairmont Royal York and Appoints Constantine Karayannopoulos to Board of Directors
TORONTO, ONTARIO – June 22, 2026 – The Critical Minerals Institute (CMI) is pleased to announce that CMI…
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Critical Minerals Report (06.21.2026): Allies, Competitors, and Critical Minerals
“Critical minerals have become the ultimate geopolitical paradox. Governments increasingly recognize that supply-chain security requires cooperation, yet every…
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Is the G7 Building a Critical Minerals NATO?
The most consequential development in critical minerals today is not geological. It is geopolitical: the quiet emergence of…
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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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The Price of Ignorance: Ebola, the Congo, and the Cost of Looking Away
Ebola is a particularly nasty virus, and an especially ugly way to die. It came to the attention…
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Why Gina Rinehart Just Bet US$1 Billion on SpaceX
When Gina Rinehart writes a billion-dollar cheque, investors should pay attention—not because she is always right, but because…
