The UK must secure supplies of 34 critical minerals says new report – here’s how

View: Source You’re probably reading this article on a phone or laptop containing more than 30 different metals. Some will be common: aluminium casing, copper wires. But other metals are less familiar and much more scarce. Each iPhone contains less than a gram of lithium, for instance, but would not function without it. We are in the midst of a geopolitically …

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Canada’s critical minerals push reshapes corporate identities

View: Source Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled the next wave of Canada’s “nation-building”projects this month, and the message was clear: Critical minerals are no longer a niche resource play, but a central pillar in Canada’s response to a US-led trade war and climate-transition strategy. The announcement, part of a sweeping second tranche of projects destined for the new Major Projects Office, prioritized low-carbon nickel, graphite …

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Why Platinum Could Surge Higher From Here

View: Source The U.S. is offloading dollars for critical minerals… And so should you. The goal is to bolster domestic industries critical to national security and to secure domestic supply chains. To that end, the government has taken direct equity stakes in private businesses and made loans and grants to promote various industries – including critical minerals, artificial intelligence, semiconductors, national defense, …

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