Jack Lifton
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Why China’s Rare Earth Magnet Advantage Is Difficult to Replicate
Investors keep hearing the same storyline: China dominates rare earth permanent magnets; therefore, the world should diversify supply.…
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CMR Podcast: Why Industrial Expertise Is Becoming the West’s Greatest Critical Minerals Asset
“The conversation is shifting from owning deposits to owning capabilities.” That observation from Critical Minerals Institute (CMI) Co-Chair…
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The Critical Minerals Economy Was Never About the Dollar
The debate over the future of the U.S. dollar has become one of the more persistent themes in…
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Australian Rare Earths Targets a New Generation of Ionic Clay Rare Earths Production in Australia
Australia has long been recognised for its world-class hard rock rare earth deposits, but Australian Rare Earths Limited…
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Let’s Pretend: Subject Matter Illiteracy and the Rare Earth Industry
“The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge.” — Stephen Hawking There…
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How Sojitz Became Japan’s Rare Earth Power Broker
In the global rare earth industry, most observers focus on miners, processors, and magnet makers. But in Japan,…
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Jack-in-the-Stox: In Rare Earths, Bigger Isn’t Always Better
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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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…
