Scattered across the United States, hundreds of thousands of abandoned mines scar the earth, ... can be used in arid regions to produce detailed mineral maps of the Earth’s surface.

As illustrated in the map above, based on data from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the U.S. imports a significant portion of its minerals from allied countries like Canada, Brazil, and Germany ...

It reads, in part, “The United States was once the world’s largest producer of lucrative minerals, but overbearing Federal regulation has eroded our Nation’s mineral production.

The United States and Ukraine have signed an “economic partnership agreement” that will give Washington access to Kyiv’s mineral resources in exchange for establishing an investment fund in ...

US and Ukraine sign deal to create the Reconstruction Investment Fund — the long-awaited mineral deal that gives the US rights to Ukrainian rare earth.

The United States and Ukraine have signed an “economic partnership agreement” that will give Washington access to Kyiv’s mineral resources in exchange for establishing an investment fund in ...