Col. Critical Mineral @ColonelCritical

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Col. Critical Mineral @ColonelCritical

a year ago

B.C. exploration spending is down 26% and no new critical mineral mine has opened in over a decade. At @MineralsNorth the message was clear: Canada must cut red tape, renew tax credits, and fast-track permitting to lead in the new era. 🇨🇦⛏️ biv.com/news/commentar…

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a year ago

China controls 2/3 of rare earth mining and 90% of refining, creating a national security risk for the U.S. Trump’s EO 14241 + the 45X tax credit aim to fix this. It’s time to unleash American cobalt, lithium & antimony—before it’s too late. @UtilityDive utilitydive.com/news/critical-…

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a year ago

India and Chile took a major step forward in strengthening their economic partnership by signing the Terms of Reference (ToR) for a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA). Critical Minerals are an important part of CEPA discussions. tribuneindia.com/news/business/…

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a year ago

Mayor Lefebvre’s 2025 Sudbury address focused on critical minerals called for unity: "Come, let us build together." Sudbury’s vision is bold: grow sustainably, compete globally, and welcome all. northernontariobusiness.com/industry-news/…

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a year ago

(17/17)The U.S. has the tech and talent. What it lacks is urgency. The moment demands speed, ambition, and national coordination. A real critical minerals strategy = stockpiling, financing, recycling, refining, and innovation. Let’s learn from history and secure America’s future.

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a year ago

(16/17) Recycling can’t replace mining, but it can ease supply shocks. Washington should support a private-sector recycling buildout. R&D is the long game. Lithium from geothermal brine, rare earths from coal waste, sodium-ion batteries — we need to invest hard.

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a year ago

(12/17) A smart fix? Offer monthly price floors for domestic producers, like the @USDA does for crops. Let them plan long-term. China floods markets to suppress prices. Without hedging tools, U.S. miners can’t compete. We need a Commodity Credit Corp for critical minerals.

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a year ago

(11/17) What the U.S. really needs: Bigger stockpiles, better financing tools, more R&D, and serious recycling infrastructure. As of 2023, the U.S. National Defense Stockpile held just $912M in minerals — less than half of Pentagon needs. We need $13.5B minimum to close the gap.

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a year ago

(2/17) When WWII began, America scrambled. FDR had to form a new agency to scour the globe for critical materials — at any cost. The delay cost lives, billions, and time. Sound familiar?

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a year ago

(10/17) But it’s not enough. Trump has centralized mineral strategy under National Energy Dominance Council and opened more federal land to mining. He’s also looking abroad to Congo, Greenland, and Ukraine to lock in strategic resources. But unilateralism risks alienating allies.

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a year ago

(9/17) These moves led to the first U.S. producer of battery-grade manganese, a rare earth magnet plant, and lithium/graphite production scaling up.

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a year ago

(8/17) Trump issued executive orders to boost domestic mining. Biden launched supply chain reviews and funded critical minerals via the Defense Production Act. @CommerceGov

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a year ago

(7/17) China invested in mines across Africa, Asia, and Latin America. It built cheap domestic processing and developed proprietary refining tech. America... outsourced.

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a year ago

(6/17) After the Cold War, the U.S. sold off 99% of its critical minerals stockpile. Today, we’re playing catch-up.

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a year ago

(5/17) Beijing has already used this power. In 2010, it banned rare earth exports to Japan. In 2024, it blocked gallium, germanium, and antimony to the U.S. in retaliation for tariffs.

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a year ago

(4/17) China controls up to 90% of the world’s rare earth and critical mineral processing. If conflict breaks out over Taiwan or in the South China Sea, it could cut off the U.S. overnight.

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a year ago

(3/17) Today, the U.S. is again dangerously dependent. But this time, the adversary is also the world’s dominant supplier: China.

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a year ago

(1/17) In the late 1930s, the U.S. ignored warnings and became overly reliant on foreign minerals. By 1939, Congress created a stockpile, but it was too little, too late.

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Col. Critical Mineral @ColonelCritical

a year ago

🧵 THREAD: What WWII taught us about critical minerals — and why the U.S. is once again in dangerous territory. @ForeignAffairs foreignaffairs.com/united-states/…