US Critical Materials

From renewable energy to electronics, these elements are indispensable. Rare earth elements (REEs) are 17 metals, including 15 lanthanides plus scandium and yttrium. Though abundant in the Earth's crust, they’re rarely concentrated, making extraction tough. Explore the critical roles of these five rare earth elements in powering modern devices and systems: ??https://ow.ly/LiQS50UcHLh #RareEarthElements #RenewableEnergy #MMTmagazine

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?? ?? The latest #PickOfTheDay news roundup from globalminingreview.com is here! Subscribe for more news and insights here ?? bit.ly/2Q7oTZQ Copper, carbon, and costs: The triple challenge for mining – Tom Cawley, MaxMine https://lnkd.in/e7mRrjvA CleanTech Lithium (AIM: CTL) achieves pilot-scale lithium carbonate production milestone https://lnkd.in/eyauSeVg Seventy Ninth Resources completes first reconnaissance at its McKellar and Enable projects https://lnkd.in/eS5FWjZ4 Anglo Asian Mining PLC publishes Gedabek operational updates https://lnkd.in/emKiubda TOMRA Mining to provide sorting technology for Koura’s fluorspar operation https://lnkd.in/eHpWP3cx Hexagon Mining acquires indurad https://lnkd.in/eay_6m7e VERACIO: AI-based technologies are transforming the analysis of mineral deposits https://lnkd.in/eT7a_aZR US Critical Materials uses VerAI technology to increase REE reserves https://lnkd.in/eHaiycWk EcoHoist and ABB sign joint development agreement https://lnkd.in/gMyjz2U7 Aclara Resources secures funding from CORFO for AI project https://lnkd.in/eYh5Qfju Akobo Minerals and Ethiopian Government inaugurate the Segele Mine https://lnkd.in/emir4kRT #Mining #MiningNews #GMR #Innovation #Data #AI #Lithium #Technology #Copper #Zinc #Gold #Flotation #Processing #Tailings #GISTM #Hoisting

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Antimony prices touching U$40,000/t as Chinese export restrictions bite. Typically traded U$8,000/t - $12,000/t in past years, but always volatile. Now no new metal available, only small lots. Could rise much further as US inventory of oxide finishes in the next 6-8 weeks. Hard to see where buyers will scrape material from. Crazy bids on small lots coming. The last hope Oman roaster SPMP is closed, hasn't been able to build out its supply chain. China consuming more of what little resources / access it has itself. Lots of small projects devoid of capital needing specialised investment. Zimbabwe (wants own value add and much sold to China), USA Perpetua will be significant but not in production yet, some form Turkey, Bolivia (Chinese buyers), old projects as new in Canada. Costerfield (Mandalay) in Australia (more a gold mine), not major uplifts in global production to offset Chinese export restrictions. So, prices go higher...much higher, but it makes no difference in being able to deliver new metal or oxide units to the markets in EU and USA. Compound that with inventory buying for the future (strategic stockpiles), you have a heady mix for the next 2 years. Consumers, have little option but to think about thrifting, substitution, or paying up and thinking more closely about their future supply chain vulnerabilities. Markets, plastics and fire retardant use (+80%) regulatory bound, need to continue, sodium antimonate in solar panel glass, mostly in China anyway, military and other uses, in very short supply. Prices alone won't make tonnes appear, needs careful and well thought out investment with full downstream capacity. Auto battery needs to accelerate recycling, not able to switch over metal use to oxides (but may try). Could be nasty. Could repeat the auto and plastics industry production chain even more than chip shortages did and last a lot longer. Welcome to the world of Critical Metals I have always said you have to either Compete or Comply...lets see how the west can compete in the next 2 years..... Other vulnerable metals are there, it will be their time soon.

Katie Willcockson, our Senior Officer for International Relations/Asia Trade Manager, and I recently returned from Taiwan and Japan, where we worked to advance education and trade opportunities with both nations. We met with academic, industry, and government officials to strengthen and advance our state's longstanding relationships with the Taiwanese and Japanese people. You can read more about this trade mission in the first issue of the Montana Department of Commerce's Commerce Quarterly:

Honored to have joined extraordinary colleagues - Jonathan Tarlin VP of Strategy at GDIT; Frank Finelli Senior Advisor at The Carlyle Group; and moderator @Vago Muradian, Founder of Defense & Aerospace Report, today @ PSC Council Vision Federal Market Forecast Conference.

How do we align government technology with the needs of broader society? Today, we hosted Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) leadership at Newlab Brooklyn. Newlab, DARPA, and our partners New York City Economic Development Corporation, Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation, and Activate Fellowship, discussed how best to accelerate the commercialization of foundational hard science from lab to market within the New York City ecosystem. There is no doubt that DARPA will play an important role in shaping the next generation of critical technologies. Newlab is partnered with SRI, one of five Commercial Accelerators DARPA selected to help qualified DARPA-funded companies access regional top-tier commercial and entrepreneurial talent and investor networks. Our engagement underlines DARPA and Newlab's commitment to pushing the boundaries of science and innovation to ensure national defense technologies can benefit broader society through commercial applications.