Colombia and the U.S. agreed to deepen critical minerals ties on rare earths, tungsten and antimony as Washington seeks to cut reliance on China, whose paused curbs on gallium, germanium and antimony end Nov. 27. #Colombia#CriticalMinerals#China
Rubio meets Central Asia's five foreign ministers in Samarkand on Oct 19 with 100+ U.S. companies, aiming to turn C5+1 pledges into financed energy, critical minerals and trade corridor deals. #Energy#CriticalMinerals#CentralAsia#Geopolitics
The U.S. is building a $12B critical-minerals stockpile through Project Vault, backed by a $10B EXIM loan and about $2B in private capital. Glencore has now joined as its fourth named supplier with a $500M commitment. #Mining#CriticalMinerals#SupplyChain
China still refines 85% of the world's rare earths and 72% of critical minerals, despite growing U.S. investment. Washington is now targeting a key bottleneck: the domestic mining workforce. #CriticalMinerals#RareEarths#China#Mining
Washington is pouring billions into U.S. critical minerals, but China still dominates the supply chain, accounting for roughly 60% of global mining and more than 90% of refining and processing. #CriticalMinerals#China#Mining
