Moreover, countless other areas have also been closed off – some by acts of Congress, others by presidential or bureaucratic decree, or unending wilderness and wildlife studies. All with virtually no ...

There are good reasons to want to invest in critical minerals and rare-earth elements, which are a subset of critical minerals. Demand for these substances -- which are considered vital to the United ...

The U.S. government is offering companies $24 million to prototype and test projects that retrieve rare earth critical ...

The deposition of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro has sparked questions about the country’s future — and its vast natural resources. While many, including President Donald Trump, have focused on ...

Whereas, the United States of America (the “United States” or “U.S.”) and Japan (together, the “Participants”) intend to support the supply of raw and processed critical minerals and rare earths ...

The US trade deal with China seeks to resolve a major sticking point of their ongoing trade war: rare-earth minerals. Despite multiple rounds of talks with US trade negotiators over the past several ...

They're hidden in your smartphone right now. Inside wind turbines spinning across distant fields. Powering the electric vehicles that roll silently past you on the highway. Yet most people don't give ...

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The Trump administration could open federal waters off Alaska to mineral leasing, but the effort faces broad opposition.

The long-term supply-demand picture should be favorable for critical minerals and rare-earth elements, which should help boost stock prices of select companies. Mining stocks are particularly risky ...