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ARPN Expert Panel Member: Any Real Solution to REE Dependence Must Include...
“There is more to President Trump’s engagement with Greenland than meets the eye, (…)[h]owever, if policymakers want to get serious about securing U.S. access to rare earths, any real solution must...
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Canada and U.S. to Draft “Joint Action Plan” on Rare Earths / Critical Minerals
After years of missed opportunities to prioritize mineral resource policy, the U.S. government is stepping up its efforts to secure critical mineral resource supply chains. The latest case in point...
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Are we Ready for the Tech Metals Age? Thoughts on Critical Minerals, Public...
Earlier this week, ARPN’s Daniel McGroarty shared his views on the coming tech metal age and its policy implications at In the Zone 2019 – Critical Materials: Securing Indo-Pacific Technology Futures –...
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Uranium: From “Benign Neglect” to a Smart Strategy?
In a recent piece for the Washington Times, ARPN panel of expert member and author of “Groundbreaking!: America’s New Quest for Mineral Independence,” Ned Mamula and columnist and consultant for...
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Lithium: Battery Arms Race Powers R&D Efforts in Quest for Domestic Mineral...
As the “tech wars” gear up and the “battery arms race” shifts in to higher gears, efforts to promote the securing of domestic critical mineral supply chains are not only underway in policy circles in...
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India and the Tech Wars: Ripple Effects of the Confrontation over Who Will...
While most of the headlines regarding the trade war between the United States and China — and, for ARPN followers, the underlying tech war over who which country will dominate the 21st Century...
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Sen. Murkowski, Panelists, Underscore Urgency of Securing Critical Mineral...
“With our eyes wide open, we are putting ourselves in the same vulnerable position [as we did with oil and gas decades ago] when it comes to these [critical] minerals,” Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska)...
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U.S. and Australia Formalize Critical Minerals Partnership
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) has signed a project agreement with its Australian counterpart, GeoScience Australia, to jointly develop a “better understanding of both countries’ critical...
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Time to Reduce Our Reliance on “Untrustworthy Countries for Strategically...
As we recover from collective food coma and return to our desks after a tumultuous Thanksgiving travel week, J. Winston Porter, a former EPA assistant administrator in Washington, reminds us of the...
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Tomorrow, Tuesday, Dec. 10 – U.S. House Committee to Hold Hearing on...
On Tuesday, December 10 — close to the two-year anniversary of the White House’s executive order “to develop a federal strategy to ensure secure and reliable supplies of critical minerals” the House...
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Sustainably Greening the Future – Changes in Mining Technology for the New...
Irrespective of where you come down on the political spectrum, there is no denying that we find ourselves in the midst of a green energy transition. At ARPN, we have long made the case that the current...
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2019 in Review – Towards an “All-Of-The-Above” Approach in Mineral Resource...
We blinked, and 2020 is knocking on our doors. It’s been a busy year on many levels, and mineral resource policy is no exception. So without further ado, here’s our ARPN Year in Review. Where we began:...
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A Mineral Resource Policy for 2020 – New Year’s Resolutions for Resource...
We realize that New Year’s resolutions are somewhat controversial. Some say, they‘re not worth the paper they’re written on – but we feel that whether or not we implement all of them, they offer a...
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2020 – A Twofold Watershed Year for Rare Earths?
Against the backdrop of the recently-signed memorandum of understanding (MOU) for critical materials between the U.S. and Canada to reduce U.S. reliance on Chinese Rare Earths supplies, and the FY 2020...
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Addressing a Piece of the Mineral Resource Puzzle – Federal Land Withdrawals
As followers of ARPN know, the United States has finally embarked on a quest to look for ways to reduce its over-reliance on foreign mineral resources, and in doing so, reduce the leverage it has...
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To Reduce Supply Chain Vulnerabilities, U.S. Should Tap Domestic Mineral...
Over the past few weeks, the spread of the coronavirus has begun to expose the supply chain challenges associated with an over-reliance on foreign raw materials, the effects of which will be felt...
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Mining Sector Essential Part of Nation’s Critical Infrastructure Workforce
As the U.S. grapples to flatten the curve of the rapid spread of the novel coronavirus, large swaths of public life have come to a grinding halt. However, as North of 60 Mining News publisher Shane...
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ARPN’s McGroarty for The Economic Standard: Red Swan – a Leaked 2010 Cable on...
In a new piece for The Economic Standard, ARPN’s Daniel McGroarty argues that while the “intellectual shrug” of “who could have seen this coming” tends to be a common reaction to our new normal of...
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U.S. Import Reliance, Supply Chains, and National Security – A Visual
The current coronavirus pandemic will have a lasting impact on many aspects of social life and public policy. With nations struggling to secure critical medicines and other supplies, many of which are...
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Materials Science Revolution Continues to Yield Breakthroughs – a Look at...
Did you turn on the TV to watch the SpaceX Crew Dragon take off en route to the International Space Station yesterday only to be disappointed? The long-awaited historic first launch of American...
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