REEs, consisting of 17 elements and 15 silvery-white metals, are vital for magnets used in EVs, phones and missiles. Credit: Rebel Red Runner/Shutterstock.com. ANALYSISPublished: Tuesday, May 26, 2026 The Trump administration’s US$12 billion (bn) Project Vault initiative is poised to reshape global critical minerals trade flows and could intensify US engagement with Latin America’s mining sector as Washington seeks to reduce strategic dependence on China. According to S&P Global’s Critical Minerals Briefing, the creation of a US strategic stockpile reflects how critical minerals have moved “to the center ...

A two-year Columbia-led program will study how red mud could become a domestic source of gallium, scandium, titanium, and rare earth elements. By Special Report 12:39PM, May 14, 2026 Two-year research deal seeks U.S. supply from refining waste Adding a university-led research effort to its broader push to secure domestic supplies of high-priority tech metals, U.S. Critical Materials Corp. announced April 16 that it has signed a two-year sponsored research agreement with Columbia University focused on recovering gallium, scandium, titanium, and rare earth elements from red mud, ...

The export of rare-earth technologies has become the new object of big-power relations. In the US, bringing a new mine online, including development and planning, can take an average of 29 years, making it one of the longest lead times globally. NYT By Special Report 12:39PM, May 14, 2026 In the global race for critical minerals — used in defence, EVs and power-generating turbines — America seems to be shooting itself in the foot. How? Through a long and winding permitting process which stands in the way ...

A strategic and technical tie-up could make BMM a vital link in the rare earths value chain. Pic: Getty Images By Special Report 12:39PM, May 14, 2026 Special Report: A domestic “mine-to-magnet” rare earth supply chain capability is a step closer for the United States and Bayan Mining and Minerals with an MoU signed with US Critical Materials Corp. MoU signed with US Critical Materials Corp to advance rare earth processing tech USCM to evaluate a potential strategic investment into Bayan Mining and Minerals Deal positions BMM as ...

Date: 14 May 2026 Source: AL Circle Edited By: Debanjali Sengupta Dr Greeshma Gadikota, Professor at Columbia University, has explained in this interview the growing importance of advanced recovery technologies for extracting critical metals such as gallium and scandium from red mud. She noted new technologies that are more energy and material-efficient are needed for the recovery of critical metals from red mud because its critical feature is in its co-presence in an iron-rich mineral matrix. Already some of the leading universities in the United States have ...

https://www.youtube.com/embed/56ylFp1Ot8Y?si=FKdNOuoLzKo8Iu9dMichael ScottThu, May 14, 2026 at 8:00 AM GMT+8 11 min read China moved this week to take tighter control of its rare earths producers amid an escalating tit-for-tat battle with Washington over everything from tariffs and semiconductor warfare to pressure over Iran and Hormuz. At the same time, an ominous Pentagon deadline looms large, with the entire American defense system to be banned from using any Chinese-origin rare earths materials beginning in January 2027. With fewer than eight months on the clock, Washington is sounding the alarms at full ...