LAUNCESTON, Australia (Reuters) -The term critical minerals has become so widespread that it has effectively lost its meaning, as it could be applied to virtually every metal being mined. What is ...

Over the past year, there has been a monumental shift in how the United States, its international partners, and foreign adversaries approach minerals security. 2025 made one thing unmistakably clear: ...

The clean energy transition is accelerating—but it’s running into a critical roadblock: the mineral supply chain. Lithium, cobalt, and other critical minerals power everything from electric vehicles ...

The new strategic reserve may provide the West with greater access to key minerals. But China still dominates the processing ...

A mineral resources map of a section of the Moon produced by the US Geological Survey with data from NASA and JAXA missions The global race for mining and critical minerals is on. Through their Belt ...

More than 60% of global critical mineral demands is met through international trade, underscoring the deep structural interdependence between producing and consuming economies as the deployment of ...

To strengthen the national security supply chain, the U.S. government has revamped a proposed critical mineral list with six new additions that have implications for key industries. The U.S.

“Critical minerals our world needs for electric vehicles and semiconductors can be found here. Clean energy we need to power artificial intelligence data centers and economic growth can be built here.

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 ...