critical minerals

The 2010 Rare-Earth Metals Trade Dispute & Supply Chain Resiliency

Gone are the days of steel and fuel defining world superpowers.

Today’s technological and economic superpowers earned their enviable positions based on their unique abilities to explore and utilize untapped parts of the periodic table (and the world) to unlock new technological capabilities made possible only by the most exotic of elements.

But right now, China controls 97% of the production of United States rare-earth metal imports.

By Maxwell Goldberg, ago

Critical Minerals Are Among The United States’ Greatest Vulnerabilities.

Critical minerals source security is one of the greatest threats that the United States faces heading into this new decade. The country faces many challenges on the road to critical mineral independence, but with well-thought-out sourcing strategy and proper risk management, the United States federal government and industrial base will come out with a secure and reliable critical minerals supply chain.

By Maxwell Goldberg, ago