me-metals: Canada and Mexico are preparing a joint action plan on minerals, infrastructure and supply chains, expected in the second half of 2026, aimed at making it faster and easier to invest, trade and transport mined materials across borders.
News ID: 13169 Publish Date : 2026/02/19
me-metals: The US is accelerating efforts to reshape global critical minerals trade policy, with a growing focus on price floors, coordinated trade mechanisms, and supply-chain security, following the conclusion of a broad Section 232 national security investigation and a high-level ministerial meeting in Washington this month.
News ID: 13161 Publish Date : 2026/02/17
me-metals: In the cavernous halls of the US State Department last week, something unusual was on display: earnest cooperation rather than the usual diplomatic theatre. The inaugural Critical Minerals Ministerial wasn’t about tariffs, trade tantrums, or chest-thumping press releases. It was, quite simply, a collective admission that the West is behind, China is ahead, and time is not on our side.
News ID: 13152 Publish Date : 2026/02/16
me-metals: This month, the Trump administration announced the launch of Project Vault, a $12 billion investment in a critical minerals stockpile to blunt America’s longstanding reliance on China.
News ID: 13151 Publish Date : 2026/02/16
me-metals: The Lithuanian government may opt to sign a bilateral deal with the US on critical minerals if the European Union fails to finalize a joint partnership quickly enough, the Baltic nation’s top diplomat said.
News ID: 13148 Publish Date : 2026/02/15
me-metals: TechMet, a privately held investment vehicle backed by the US, is looking to raise as much as $200 million in additional funding to build out its critical minerals portfolio, its chief executive says.
News ID: 13126 Publish Date : 2026/02/12
me-metals: The United States will collaborate with the European Union, Japan and Mexico on critical minerals strategies as part of its efforts to weaken China’s dominance in the market for materials used in defense and high-tech industries.
News ID: 13119 Publish Date : 2026/02/11
me-metals: South Korea is seeking closer cooperation with China on critical mineral supply chains, its trade ministry said on Thursday, as Seoul unveiled plans to secure stable supplies of rare earths needed for cutting-edge technologies.
News ID: 13113 Publish Date : 2026/02/09
me-metals: Utah-based rare earths miner Ionic Mineral Technologies LLC is said to be considering an initial public offering as the US pushes to bolster its critical minerals supply chain.
News ID: 13112 Publish Date : 2026/02/09
me-metals: A deal on critical minerals between Argentina and the United States signed this week does not rule out Chinese investment in the country’s mining sector, Argentine Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno said on Friday.
News ID: 13108 Publish Date : 2026/02/09
me-metals: An Australian scandium project backed by mining billionaire Robert Friedland expects to contribute to a planned $12 billion US critical minerals stockpile, the company’s CEO said in Washington ahead of a global meeting on the sector.
News ID: 13102 Publish Date : 2026/02/08
me-metals: About 30 countries want to join a club of allies and partners on trading critical minerals to reduce reliance on China, US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum told a conference on Tuesday.
News ID: 13095 Publish Date : 2026/02/07
me-metals: The European Union will pitch the US on a critical minerals partnership to curb China’s influence, looking to shape the Trump administration’s push to strike global agreements this week.
News ID: 13094 Publish Date : 2026/02/07
me-metals: The Trump administration hosted 55 countries at a critical minerals summit on Wednesday, pitching price floors and a flood of US private equity in a bid to reduce dependence on China and ensure US manufacturers have stable access to key resources.
News ID: 13090 Publish Date : 2026/02/07
me-metals: Argentina and the United States signed an agreement on critical minerals on Wednesday to strengthen and secure supply chains, the Argentine foreign ministry said.
News ID: 13085 Publish Date : 2026/02/05
me-metals: The United States will collaborate with the European Union, Japan and Mexico on critical minerals strategies as part of its efforts to weaken China’s dominance in the market for materials used in defense and high-tech industries.
News ID: 13084 Publish Date : 2026/02/05
me-metals: US President Donald Trump is preparing to launch a strategic stockpile of critical minerals backed by $12 billion, aiming to protect manufacturers from supply disruptions as the US accelerates efforts to reduce dependence on Chinese metals.
News ID: 13082 Publish Date : 2026/02/02
me-metals: Australia on Friday said it would support its critical mineral supply chains after the US stepped back from plans to guarantee a minimum price for such projects.
News ID: 13071 Publish Date : 2026/02/01
me-metals: US tariffs on copper look increasingly unlikely after Washington opted to prioritize supply negotiations over trade penalties for processed critical minerals, Macquarie said, a stance that could eventually unwind stockpiles built on fears of import restrictions.
News ID: 13064 Publish Date : 2026/01/31
me-metals: Anglo American’s chief technical officer Tom McCulley used his first appearance at the Association for Mineral Exploration (AME) Roundup to deliver a clear message to the industry: the global energy transition will fail without faster, deeper and more innovative mineral discovery.
News ID: 13054 Publish Date : 2026/01/29
