Strategic value, rich critical minerals: Why is US eyeing Greenland?
View: Source Strategically located between North America, Europe, and rich in critical minerals, Arctic island is focus of renewed US interest. – Mineral resources are increasingly seen as vital for modern economies, defense industries – Analysts warn any attempt by US to seize Greenland by force would have severe consequences for NATO BRUSSELS Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark, has once …
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Is Venezuela a Critical Minerals Target?
Photo: natanaelginting/Adobe Stock View: Source On December 25, 1956, the New York Times declared, “Venezuela Finds Big Ore Deposits; Geologists Assert Reserves of Minerals May Approach Nation’s Oil in Importance.” Nearly seven decades later, that promise has largely gone unrealized. Far from emerging as a major global mining power, Venezuela’s mineral sector has remained marginal, fragmented, and chronically underdeveloped. In early January 2026, …
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The West’s New Critical Minerals Playbook
BJP7images/Shutterstock View: Source China has long dominated the critical minerals supply chain, with an already large share in mining of many minerals but a particular chokehold further downstream — it refines between 47% and 87% of copper, lithium, cobalt, graphite and rare earths, according to the International Energy Agency. These minerals are used in defense technologies, semiconductors, renewable energy components, batteries and refining …
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Critical minerals dependence could spark tensions from 2026 onward, IEA chief warns
View: Source ‘Global effort to work with countries other than China and diversify supply sources presents an opportunity for Türkiye,’ Fatih Birol tells Anadolu. Growing global dependence on a single country for critical minerals poses a serious risk to energy security and could spark international tensions as early as 2026, the head of the International Energy Agency (IEA) told Anadolu. Fatih …
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Over 60% of critical minerals demand met through global trade: IEF
View: Source More than 60% of global critical mineral demands is met through international trade, underscoring the deep structural interdependence between producing and consuming economies as the deployment of clean energy accelerates, according to the International Energy Forum (IEF). This level of reliance on international trade, the group said, makes the world’s supply chains highly sensitive to geopolitical tensions, export controls, …
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Kazakhstan, Japan Expand Strategic Collaboration Across Critical Minerals
Photo credit: Akorda View: Source President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s official trip to Japan continued with a series of meetings with senior executives of leading Japanese corporations, resulting in new momentum for cooperation in critical minerals, industrial manufacturing, smart technologies, and workforce development. As part of his official visit, President Tokayev met with Ichiro Takahara, Chairman of the Japan Organization for Metals and Energy …
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Ontario Launches $500M Fund Targeting Critical Mineral Processing Buildout
View: Source Ontario is putting $500M behind processing capacity, pairing it with $3.1B in Indigenous-focused financing tools to pull more value-added critical minerals work into the province. Ontario has launched a $500 million Critical Minerals Processing Fund to expand domestic processing capacity and strengthen the province’s end-to-end critical minerals supply chain. The CMPF, announced in the 2025 Budget, will support projects …
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Turkey considers new authority to oversee critical minerals, rare earths
View: Source Turkey is considering the creation of a new critical minerals authority to assess and manage its rare earth and strategic mineral resources as global competition over supply chains intensifies, a senior mining sector representative told the state-run Anadolu news agency. İbrahim Halil Kırşan, chair of the Turkish Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges (TOBB) Mining Council, said the prospective …
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EU’s critical minerals strategy: €3 billion boost amid industry risks
View: Source On Wednesday December 3, the EU unveiled its ReSourceEU Action Plan, providing new guidance on critical raw materials supply, with a renewed emphasis on defense and $3.5 billion in funding for the coming year. Key takeaways: EU launches €3 billion plan to boost critical minerals sector and address supply chain risks. Stockpiling and public-private partnerships are central to the …
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Indonesia-US critical minerals trade talks face challenges over China ties
View: Source Since the agreement in July, which set a 19% tariff rate, the US has reportedly been pressing Indonesia to accept terms that may limit its engagement with China. Indonesia’s trade deal with the US is at risk of collapsing, with Jakarta reportedly backtracking on some commitments it made as part of the agreement reached in July. Commitments that Indonesia …
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