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  • A New Gold Rush Is Erupting in Wyoming — And It’s All About America’s Deadliest Weapons

    08/12/2025 12:31:55 PM PDT · by Red Badger · 28 replies
    Daily Galaxy ^ | August 12, 2025 | Melissa Ait Lounis
    In a groundbreaking development, the United States has initiated the opening of a new rare earths mine for the first time in over seven decades. This historic project, situated in Wyoming, has the potential to transform the U.S. economy and bolster its national defense. The discovery was documented in a recent economic viability study published by an independent source, which estimates that the Brook Mine holds up to 1.7 million tons of rare earths and critical minerals, with a vast untapped area still to be explored. The mine is poised to significantly reduce America’s reliance on foreign sources of these...
  • Trump’s Decision Could Break China’s Rare Earth Leverage in Myanmar’s Civil War

    08/05/2025 9:52:44 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 11 replies
    Gateway Pundit ^ | August 05, 2025 | Antonio Graceffo
    The Trump administration is reportedly weighing two proposals to remove China from critical U.S. supply chains. One option involves negotiating a rare earth mineral trade deal directly with the Myanmar junta. The other, and potentially more strategic, approach is to bypass the junta entirely and engage with the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO), a powerful ethnic armed group that controls resource-rich territory and has been fighting the junta since it nullified Myanmar’s democratic election and seized power in 2021. Engaging with the junta risks legitimizing a brutal regime responsible for widespread atrocities, including airstrikes and ground assaults on civilians, hospitals, schools,...
  • President Trump Helps Broker Peace Deal between Rwanda and Congo

    07/01/2025 4:11:14 AM PDT · by Eleutheria5 · 27 replies
    30 years of war settled. America gets rare earths extraction deal out of it. Congo and Rwanda kiss and make up. Trump gets credit. Biden blew the conflict off. President Donald Trump on Friday welcomed representatives from Rwanda and the Congo to the White House after he announced the U.S. secured a "wonderful" treaty between the two countries. Trump said he and Secretary of State Marco Rubio were able to broker a deal for "one of the worst wars anyone’s ever seen," describing the treaty as a "tremendous breakthrough," while Rubio called it "an important moment" after 30 years of...
  • China deploys rare earths as economic weapon

    06/05/2025 7:27:36 AM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 26 replies
    American Thinker ^ | 06/04/2025 | Thomas Kolbe
    As U.S. tariffs tighten the screws on China’s export machine, Beijing is striking back with strategic precision. Export restrictions on rare earths are now Beijing’s latest move to break down European trade barriers and push back against escalating pressure from Washington.In today’s global trade standoff, the gloves are off. The U.S. is wielding its market clout -- 25% of global consumption originates from the American domestic market. Anyone in the export business must deal with the United States. China, meanwhile, holds an current monopoly on rare earths -- and is making it clear it will not hesitate to weaponize that...
  • Deep State Intel Staffers Once Again Leaking Classified Info To Stop Trump’s Agenda

    05/08/2025 7:02:33 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 30 replies
    Daily Caller ^ | May 07, 2025 | Staff
    U.S. intelligence chiefs ordered agencies to tighten surveillance on Greenland, the first tangible step toward President Donald Trump’s oft-stated goal of bringing the Arctic island under American control, sources leaked to The Wall Street Journal. The directive instructed the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), National Security Administration (NSA) and the CIA to identify Greenlandic and Danish figures who might back U.S. objectives and to gauge public sentiment toward American resource extraction, the outlet reported Tuesday. Its emergence triggered immediate pushback from Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, who accused unnamed officials of leaking in order to thwart the administration. “The Wall...
  • Mining Our Own Business

    05/02/2025 9:00:10 AM PDT · by MtnClimber · 16 replies
    Issues & Insights ^ | 2 May, 2025 | I & I Editorial Board
    Rare earth elements are crucial to our modern existence, as well as our advanced defense systems. China, America’s primary supplier of these metals, has restricted exports of rare earths into the U.S. in retaliation for the president’s tariffs on Chinese exports into the country. There’s no reason to panic, though. There’s a way to work around the problem, and it doesn’t require a minerals deal with Ukraine. Rare earth elements are needed to make our cellphones, computer hard drives, flat-screen monitors and televisions, as well as life-saving medical equipment. They are in fact “indispensable metals in electronics manufacturing.” Without them,...
  • U.S.' inability to replace rare earths supply from China poses a threat to its defense, warns CSIS

    04/17/2025 10:05:57 AM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 54 replies
    CNBC News via MSN ^ | 04/15/2025 | Dylan Butts
    As China imposes export controls on rare earth elements, the U.S. would be unable to fill a potential shortfall, according to the Center for Strategic and International Studies — and this could threaten Washington’s military capabilities. Amid U.S. President Donald Trump’s escalating tariffs on China, Beijing earlier this month imposed export restrictions on seven rare earth elements and magnets used in defense, energy and automotive technologies. The new restrictions — which encompass the medium and heavy rare earth elements samarium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, lutetium, scandium and yttrium — will require Chinese companies to secure special licenses to export the resources....
  • China Halts Rare Earth Exports to U.S., Threatening Supply Chains for Cars, Semiconductors, and Aerospace Industries

    04/13/2025 4:39:51 PM PDT · by Macho MAGA Man · 105 replies
    Gateway Pundit ^ | April 13, 2025 | Jim Hoft
    China has halted exports of seven critical rare earth elements to the United States, a move that threatens to disrupt supply chains across key American industries, including automotive, semiconductor, and aerospace sectors. China’s Ministry of Commerce recently added seven rare earth elements—including dysprosium, terbium, and lutetium—to its restricted export list. These elements are essential for manufacturing high-performance magnets used in electric vehicles, advanced weaponry, and consumer electronics. NY Times reported:
  • Q&A: 'No credible evidence' that Ukraine has rare earth minerals, says expert

    03/01/2025 10:33:22 PM PST · by blueplum · 49 replies
    Phys.org ^ | 28 FEB 2025 | Tanner Stening, Northeastern University
    ...Is the U.S. about to come into a windfall? We spoke to Laura Lewis, a university distinguished professor of chemical and mechanical engineering at Northeastern, who studies critical minerals and their applications. Her comments have been edited for brevity and clarity... ...What about rare earths? Does Ukraine have them? The evidence for Ukraine having rare earths at all is derived from reports that are at least 50 years old that were conducted by Russia. There really is no significant evidence that Ukraine has them. If they do, and they say that they're going to now develop this resource, it would...
  • Exclusive: Zelenskiy says 'Let's do a deal', offering Trump mineral partnership, seeking security

    02/08/2025 4:08:01 AM PST · by Timber Rattler · 37 replies
    Reuters ^ | February 7, 2025 | Tom Balmforth and Olena Harmash
    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy pored over a once-classified map of vast deposits of rare earths and other critical minerals during an interview with Reuters on Friday, part of a push to appeal to Donald Trump's penchant for a deal. The U.S. president, whose administration is pressing for a rapid end to Ukraine's war with Russia, said on Monday he wanted Ukraine to supply the U.S. with rare earths and other minerals in return for financially supporting its war effort. "If we are talking about a deal, then let's do a deal, we are only for it," Zelenskiy said, emphasising Ukraine's...
  • Trump wants ‘guarantee’ that US will get Ukraine’s rare earth minerals in exchange for aid: ‘Handing them money hand over fist’

    02/03/2025 2:53:05 PM PST · by marcusmaximus · 21 replies
    NY Post ^ | 2/3/2025 | Diana Glebova and Steven Nelson
    -snip- Ukraine is one of the largest rare earth mineral suppliers in the world, and has the largest titanium reserves in Europe. The country also boasts deposits of lithium, beryllium, manganese, gallium, uranium, zirconium, graphite, apatite, fluorite, and nickel, per the World Economic Forum. Russian forces have already taken parts of Eastern Ukraine that had historically provided the rest of the country with key minerals, notably much of the coal-supplying Donbas region. But other parts of Ukraine, including the Dnieper River basin that runs through the center of the country and the Carpathian Mountains in the West, have massive supply...
  • Trump says he wants Ukraine’s rare earth elements as a condition of further support

    02/03/2025 11:52:52 AM PST · by marcusmaximus · 61 replies
    AP ^ | 2/3/2025 | ZEKE MILLER
    President Donald Trump on Monday indicated that he wants to reach an agreement with Ukraine to gain access to the country’s rare earth materials as a condition for continuing U.S. support for its war against Russia. Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, Trump complained that the U.S. had sent more in military and economic assistance to Ukraine than its European partners, adding, “We’re looking to do a deal with Ukraine where they’re going to secure what we’re giving them with their rare earth and other things.” Trump suggested that he’s received word from the Ukrainian government that they’d be...
  • Trump vows tariffs on nations that 'harm' US; names India, China as high-tariff countries

    01/29/2025 12:21:34 PM PST · by Jyotishi · 14 replies
    The Pioneer ^ | Tuesday, January 28, 2025 | PTI
    Washington -- The United States will impose tariffs on the countries that "harm" America, President Donald Trump has said, as he named China, India and Brazil as high-tariff countries. “We're going to put tariffs on outside countries and outside people that really mean harm to us. Well, they mean us harm, but they basically want to make their country good,” Trump told House Republicans at a Florida retreat on Monday, the first after he became the president for the second term last week. “Look at what others do. China is a tremendous tariff maker, and India and Brazil and so...
  • Explainer: After China's mineral export ban, how else could it respond to U.S. chip curbs?

    12/03/2024 8:53:56 AM PST · by EBH · 7 replies
    Reuters ^ | 12/3/24
    BEIJING, Dec 3 (Reuters) - China has banned exports to the U.S. of some goods containing critical minerals while tightening exports on others, after U.S. curbs a day earlier on the Chinese chip industry. Following is background on export controls and other steps that analysts say Chinese authorities might take to safeguard China and its companies' interests. DUAL-USE On Dec. 3 China banned exports to the U.S. of items related to gallium, germanium, antimony and superhard materials, the latest escalation of trade tensions between the countries ahead of President-elect Donald Trump taking office. China had already on Dec. 1 enforced...
  • Which Countries Dominate the Supply Chain for Strategic Metals?

    09/09/2024 7:32:37 PM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 18 replies
    Visual Capitalist ^ | 09/09/2024 | Julia Wendling
    As the energy transition continues, tapping into the reserves of critical minerals and securing their supply chains is crucial. For this graphic, Visual Capitalist partnered with Appian Capital Advisory to provide visual context to the top countries for reserves, production, and processing of minerals that are vital to the energy transition.The analysis uses data from the USGS and the IEA across four minerals: lithium, cobalt, natural graphite, and rare earths. Which Countries Hold the Most Critical Minerals Reserves?South America dominates the reserves for lithium, with nearly half of all known reserves located in Chile (34%) and Argentina (13%). Australia, with...
  • Norway discovers Europe's largest deposit of rare earth metals

    06/12/2024 9:41:32 PM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 12 replies
    NBC News via Yahoo News ^ | 06/12/2024 | Sam Meredith
    Mining firm Rare Earths Norway says it has discovered Europe’s largest proven deposit of highly prized rare earth elements, potentially reflecting a watershed moment for both the Nordic country and the broader region. One of the few deposits not owned or controlled by China, the discovery of continental Europe’s largest rare earths deposit is considered a welcome boost in Europe’s bid to break China’s rare earths dominance. Demand for rare earths and critical minerals is expected to grow exponentially in the coming years as the clean energy transition picks up pace. Rare Earths Norway said in a June 6 statement...
  • Ramaco's Rare Earths Deposit In Northeast Wyoming Estimated Worth At $37 Billion

    03/28/2024 7:39:56 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 27 replies
    Cowboy State Daily ^ | March 26, 2024 | Pat Maio
    Ramaco Resources in northeast Wyoming plans to update its rare earths deposit find Wednesday, pushing the estimate on tonnage underground to over 1.5 million tons, and the value to more than $37 billion. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ramaco's coal mine in northern Wyoming is revealing potential to be a huge rare earths deposit. The company has assets all over the country, like this mine in the Eastern U.S. (Courtesy Ramaco) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ramaco Resources Inc. in northeast Wyoming plans to update its rare earths deposit find in the Cowboy State on Wednesday, pushing the estimate on tonnage underground to more than 1.5 million tons,...
  • On Fast Track, Mining Company Goes After 1 Million Ounces of Wyoming Gold

    01/25/2024 8:15:54 PM PST · by Red Badger · 5 replies
    Cowboy State Daily ^ | January 24, 2024 | Pat Maio
    The CK Gold Project is on a fast track to complete state permitting and start mining land near Curt Gowdy State Park for what it believes is 1 million ounces of Wyoming gold. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Technicians with Buckley Powder Co., a Cheyenne-based explosives service company that blasts rock in quarries, helped perform seismic tests on land near Curt Gowdy State Park that U.S. Gold Corp. wants to mine for gold and copper. The technicians just loaded a 50-foot hole with explosives and are preparing for a test they performed in 2022. (Courtesy U.S. Gold Corp.) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mining expert George Bee was...
  • Wyoming's Rare Earth Breaks China Dependency

    There is excellent news for the American industry, economy, and international trade sectors. The discovery of colossal rare earth deposits in Wyoming could essentially restructure the global supply chain of these crucial elements in the near future. A discovery of 2.34 billion metric tons of rare earth elements (REEs) in a mine outside of Sheridan, Wyoming, has generated great excitement across industries stateside. For one, the reserves are estimated to be bigger than China’s current reserves, implying that this single find could end America’s reliance on Chinese exports if exploited judiciously.
  • Rare Earths Discovery Near Wheatland So Big It Could Be World Leader

    02/12/2024 11:46:15 AM PST · by yesthatjallen · 45 replies
    cowboystatedaily ^ | 02 07 2024 | Pat Maio
    There’s a modern-day gold rush happening in the attempt to dig green-energy rare earth minerals out of the ground. Some believe Wyoming could be America’s answer to China’s lock on the market. And one of a handful of Wyoming companies in the rush may have hit the mother lode. American Rare Earths Inc. has its sights on thousands of acres of land near Wheatland, Wyoming. The company disclosed in a technical report on Wednesday that it found 64% more rare earth minerals than it had originally envisioned in a March 2023 assessment of the land. The newly disclosed figure of...