The Department of the Interior, through the U.S. Geological Survey, published the final 2025 List of Critical Minerals, outlining 60 minerals vital to the U.S. economy and national security that face potential risks from disrupted supply chains. The final list includes 10 new minerals – boron, copper, lead, metallurgical coal, phosphate, potash, rhenium, silicon, silver, and uranium – based on…
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Ukraine open to minerals deal for U.S. aid
Ukraine said it is open to making a deal with the United States government for continued military aid in exchange for developing Ukraine’s mineral industry, reported The Associated Press. “We really have this big potential in the territory which we control,” Andrii Yermak, chief of staff to the Ukrainian president, told the news agency. “We are interested to work, to…
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