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Critical Materials Institute Head Puts Apple’s Goal to Stop Mining in Context
Recently, tech giant Apple made a bit of a splash with the announcement of a lofty sustainability goal — one the company itself is not sure how to achieve yet. Kicking off its new Environmental...
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Boron: Of “Slime,” Materials Science and Trade Balances
If you have preschoolers or grade schoolers at home on summer break, chances are you’ve already had to make “slime.” Researching the various recipes to make the latest kids’ craze, you will likely...
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Critical Materials Institute Meets “Stretch Goal” to Produce REE Magnet...
Meeting one of its “stretch goal[s] to demonstrate that rare-earth magnets could be produced from mine to manufacturer, here in the United States,” the Critical Materials Institute (CMI) a U.S....
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AEMA Website Gets Fresh Look
Our friends at the American Exploration and Mining Association (AEMA), headed up by Laura Skaer, have overhauled their website. The “122-year old, 2,000 member, national association representing the...
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Why Cobalt Should be High on Your Radar
In a recent article, the Financial Times zeroes in on one of the metals followers of ARPN will know is becoming increasingly indispensable to 21st Century clean energy technology: Cobalt. Once an...
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Lithium – A Case In Point for Mining Policy Reform
In a recent op-ed for the Reno Gazette Journal, professor emeritus of mining engineering at the University of Nevada, Reno, Jaak Daemen makes the case for comprehensive mining policy reform. Citing...
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New Report Zeroes in on Geopolitics of Renewable Energy
While the geopolitics of fossil fuels are well established, we at ARPN have long lamented the lack of awareness regarding the geopolitical implications of non-fuel mineral resource supply and demand....
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European Commission Expands Critical Raw Materials List (U.S. Government, Are...
Earlier last month, the European Commission released an updated list of critical raw materials in the context of the European Union’s “Raw Materials Initiative” – a project put forward in 2008 to...
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National Mining Association Urges Focus on Deterioration of Domestic Metal...
In a detailed letter to Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Dr. John G. “Jerry” McGinn, Katie Sweeney, General Counsel of the National Mining Association, urges the Department of Defense to...
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“Time to Start Digging, America”
In a recent piece for The Hill, William Murray, federal energy policy manager, and Ned Mamula, associate fellow for the Washington, D.C.-based R Street Institute, lament that while policy makers and...
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The Blessings Of A New World
The following is a re-post from 2012: Today is American Thanksgiving – a celebration of the blessings afforded by our forefathers as they overcame adversity in a new land, laboring to obtain from the...
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Panelists at U.S. House Hearing Stress Dangers of America’s Growing Resource...
During yesterday’s oversight hearing on the subject of “Examining Consequences of America’s Growing Dependence on Foreign Minerals,” before the House Natural Resources Committee, panelists raised some...
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2017 – a Year of Mixed Signals: No Grand Strategy – But Some Signs We May Be...
Amidst the chaos of Christmas shopping, holiday parties and travel arrangements, the end of the year is customarily the time to take stock of the last twelve months and assess where to go from here....
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An Early Christmas Present? New Executive Order Calls for National Strategy...
Only one day after USGS released its new report “Critical Minerals of the United States” – a study which underscores the United States’ over-reliance on foreign minerals – a new executive order directs...
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New Year’s Resolutions for Mineral Resource Policy Reform
If you’re one of nearly half of all Americans, you will have already made a few New Year’s resolutions for 2018. Among the most popular are personal betterment goals like “losing weight,” and...
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Event Alert: Resources for Future Generations (#RFG2018) Conference
We have barely taken down the Christmas decorations, but stores have their Valentine’s Day merchandise out, and we’re already halfway through January. It may feel that way, but it’s really not to...
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New USGS Mineral Resource Commodity Summaries Report – An Important Reminder...
Without much fanfare, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) released its annual Mineral Commodity Summaries report at the end of January. Followers of ARPN will know that we usually await the...
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Mamula & Moore on Mineral Resource Policy: Time for a Change in Strategy and...
“Why is the United States reliant on China and Russia for strategic minerals when we have more of these valuable resources than both these nations combined?” Stephen Moore, senior fellow at the...
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Road to Regulatory Reform – ARPN Launches New Effort to Promote Regulatory...
Since its inception, ARPN has advocated for more robust domestic resource development. The U.S. mine permitting process has long inhibited domestic development, and has exacerbated U.S. dependence on...
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“Critical Minerals Alaska” – North of 60 Mining News Publishes Series on...
Against the backdrop of an increased focus on critical minerals at the federal level, North of 60 Mining News — an Alaska-based trade publication covering mineral resource issues for Alaska, northern...
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