Troy Mather·Oct 29The Rare Earth Battle Is Entering Its Most Dangerous Phase for ChinaBeijing’s dominance in processing could face growing pressure as America and its allies develop alternative supply chains
InWhat If AI Investigated…?byJ Gray·Aug 19The Metal China Controls: Rare Earths, and a Defence Industrial Base Straining on Every Front at…Roughly 78 percent of every weapon system the US Department of Defence owns, more than 80,000 distinct parts across some 1,900 platforms…
InThe Hanoma TimesbyBansi Joshi·Aug 13Why Some Nations Are Quietly Stockpiling Rare Earth MetalsRare earth metals are becoming one of the most important strategic resources in the global economy. Despite their name, these elements are…
Financely·Jul 2810 Reasons Your Mining Exploration Permit Is WorthlessAn exploration permit is a liability until proven otherwise. It creates annual fees, expenditure commitments, reporting obligations and…
InThe Geopolitical EconomistbyJohn Galt·Jun 17South Australia Presses BHP On Olympic Dam Rare EarthsBHP’s rare-earth endowment may be huge on paper, but shareholders need recovery, processing capacity and material by-product value.
InWrite A CatalystbyCharlie M·Feb 6Thulium: The Lanthanide for LasersExploring the Quiet Achiever of the Rare Earth Family
TapemasterSteve·Jan 20Copper is the backbone metal: EVs, hospitals, and AI infrastructure do not scale without itCopper gets described as “the wiring metal,” but that misses why it is becoming strategically important. Copper is one of the few materials…
Jody Broussard·Dec 22, 2025Why Greenland Matters — And Why Trump Sending Jeff Landry There Actually Makes SenseHow Arctic access, rare earths, and great-power competition explain a move that isn’t random at all
InThe Political PrismbyTabitha Chou-Ross·Nov 14, 2025Trump Doesn’t Know What Magnets Are — But I DoInside the quiet power struggle over rare earth magnets
