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National Security Expert Calls for Securing Domestic Mineral Resource Supply...
After decades of watching “China become the world’s workshop as it snatches up industries, jobs and critical supply chains, [i]t’s time to restructure the global economy in our favor, and that means...
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State Department Hopeful More Nations Will Join Energy Resource Governance...
***posted by Daniel McGroarty*** As demand for renewable energy continues to grow despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. Department of State hopes to expand the Energy Resource Governance...
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Independence Day 2020 – Critical Mineral Resource Policy in a Watershed Year
It’s that time of the year again – Independence Day is upon us. This year, things are different, though. If you’re like us, it kind of snuck up on you, and it took seeing the booths selling fireworks...
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Is it Time for a GigaMine? Metal Tech News’s Lasley on the Prospect of Tesla...
Earlier this month, Elon Musk, founder and CEO of tech giant Tesla, made headlines with his call on global mining companies to boost production of nickel, a key component in EV battery technology. “Any...
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Europe Forges Ahead With Battery Gigafactory Buildout As U.S. Still Struggles...
The current coronavirus pandemic may have thrown a wrench into the gears of many industries, but — against the backdrop of skyrocketing materials supply needs in the context of the green energy...
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Growing Mineral Resource Pressures in the Context of the Low-Carbon...
“[G]aining full access to America’s domestic resources will be essential to our ability to grow, defend ourselves, and dominate in the energy world of tomorrow,” writes Forbes contributer Jude Clemente...
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Europe Comes to Terms with Mineral Supply Challenges, Unveils Action Plan
As the U.S. explores its options when it comes to diversifying our critical minerals supply chains away from China in the wake of COVID-19, Europe is coming to grips with its own mineral supply...
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Scandium Has Yet to Go “Ballistic” — Will Recent Developments Change the...
“This obscure metal is going to go ballistic in a few years,” John Kaiser of Kaiser Research told the Investing News Network a few years ago. The metal he was referring to is Scandium — a material that...
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New Critical Minerals Executive Order Declares National Emergency, Invokes...
In perhaps the strongest acknowledgment of the urgency of our critical mineral resource woes and over-reliance on foreign (and especially Chinese) supplies to date, U.S. President Donald Trump this...
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Critical Minerals Will be Key to “Building Back Better”
The dust begins to settle over the 2020 presidential elections, and President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris are busy lining up their policy and personnel priorities. As the...
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The Blessings of a New World
The following is a modified re-post from 2012: Tomorrow is American Thanksgiving – a celebration of the blessings afforded by our forefathers as they overcame adversity in a new land, laboring to...
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The Rise of the Urban Mine — Reconciling Resource Supply Needs and...
The new Biden Administration has made clear that addressing the issue of climate change is a key priority for the next four years, and a flurry of first-week executive orders leave no doubt that the...
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Sec. Granholm, DoE Embrace Domestic EV Mineral Production “So Long As It Is...
With the “battery arms race” turbocharged by the coronavirus pandemic, observers are concerned that Lithium ion batteries could become “geopolitical hot potatoes.” In light of these developments, the...
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The Road to “Building Back Better” is Paved with Critical Metals and Minerals
Another round of COVID relief stimulus checks is hitting Americans’ bank account this week, and a vaccine schedule laid has been laid out. Time for the Administration and Congress to move on to the...
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“Sustainably Greening the Future” Roundup – Mining and Advanced Materials...
The Biden Administration has shifted focus to its next major legislative priority in the context of the president’s “Build Back Better” agenda — a multi-trillion dollar jobs and infrastructure package....
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Infrastructure Reform Done Right Will “Recognize and Elevate the Importance...
The crumbling state of our nation’s infrastructure is neither a secret, nor is addressing it a small task, as today’s infrastructure stretches far beyond bridges, roads and ports. As ARPN’s Daniel...
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To-Be-Devised Rare Earths Policies Should Tie Into Broader “All of the Above”...
As the Biden Administration doubles down on its ambitious climate and technology agenda, it becomes increasingly clear that the issue of material inputs underpinning a green energy transition must be...
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The Mining Industry is Ready to Strengthen American Supply Chains
With the release of its 100-Day Supply Chain Report, the Biden Administration has sent a strong signal that it is serious about stepping up U.S. efforts to secure domestic supply chains — especially...
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100-Day Supply Chain Report — Striking a Balance Between Strengthening...
In its just-released 100-Day Supply Chain Report, the Biden Administration has committed to an “all of the above” approach to critical minerals — a “wrap-around strategy” that includes recycling,...
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DoD Chapter of 100-Day Supply Chain Report Acknowledges Gateway/Co-product...
Friends of ARPN will know that “much of our work is grounded in a conviction that the Technology Age is driven by a revolution in materials science – a rapidly accelerating effort that is unlocking the...
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