Countries are racing to secure the critical minerals and rare earths needed to make vital products.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Workers at a nickel processing plant operated by PT Vale Indonesia on July 28, 2023 in Sorowako, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. The ...

The US Department of the Interior (DoI), through the US Geological Survey (USGS), has released the draft 2025 List of Critical Minerals along with a report detailing a new framework for evaluating how ...

Minerals are deemed “critical” based on their importance to U.S. economic or national security, supply chain vulnerabilities, and essential role in manufacturing. The comment period provides ...

The Trump administration on Thursday unveiled a new list of critical minerals it deems essential to the U.S. economy and national security, adding copper, which is vital to electric vehicles, power ...

(Reuters) -The Trump administration on Thursday added 10 minerals to a list it deems essential for the U.S. economy and national security, including copper, vital to electric vehicles, power grids, ...

In a victory for America’s farmers and fertilizer industry, phosphate has been included, along with potash, on a list of 60 minerals deemed as critical to U.S. security. The addition of phosphate on ...