The Institute for Energy Research

President Trump Announced a Strategic Stockpile of Critical Minerals, the U.S. Strategic Critical Minerals Reserve

President Trump is launching a $12 billion stockpile of critical and rare-earth minerals, called “Project Vault,” to reduce ...
Council on Foreign Relations

New CFR Report Outlines How the U.S. Can Leapfrog China’s Critical Minerals Dominance

The United States will not secure its critical mineral future through traditional mining and processing alone,” argues a new report—Leapfrogging China’s Critical Minerals Dominance: How Innovation Can ...
Daily Reporter

United States and Australia sign critical-minerals agreement as a way to counter China

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese signed a critical-minerals deal at the White House on Monday as the U.S. eyes the continent’s rich rare-earth ...
Council on Foreign Relations

U.S., Allies Aim to Break China’s Critical Minerals Dominance

CFR President Michael Froman analyzes this week’s critical minerals ministerial in Washington.
Opinion
The Times LeaderOpinion

Op-Ed: China’s stranglehold on critical minerals is now a national crisis

In the 1970s, when OPEC halted oil shipments to the United States, Congress established a “Strategic Petroleum Reserve.” It was an emergency measure to stockpile oil against a future crisis.
Courthouse News Service

United States and Australia sign critical minerals agreement as a way to counter China

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese gestures during a press conference in Sydney, Australia, Dec. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Baker, File) WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and Australian ...