The Hidden Metals Behind Missiles: How China is Weaponising the World’s Supply Chain
SYNOPSIS Donald Trump’s soaring tariffs on China have sparked a critical minerals standoff, with Beijing striking back by restricting exports of rare earth elements vital to America’s defence and tech industries. While Trump champions a self-reliant minerals policy, China’s dominance in rare earths and magnet production gives it enormous leverage. As supply chains buckle and […]
Why China’s Rare Earth Curbs Could Devastate US Defense
https://uscriticalmaterials.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Trump-Tariffs-Timeline-What-Happened-from-Liberation-Day-To-90-Days-Pause.mp4 Trump Tariffs Timeline: What Happened From Liberation Day To 90-Days Pause The European Union has put its planned trade retaliation against the United States on hold after President Donald Trump unexpectedly softened his recently imposed tariffs. The move comes as global markets show signs of relief following days of volatility triggered by the U.S. […]
This U.S. Under Trump is Strengthening Critical Minerals Sovereignty
By Jim Hedrick, Ed Cowle Published: April 1, 2025 The United States is taking decisive action to reclaim sovereignty over its critical minerals supply chain. As part of a broader initiative to reduce dependence on China, President Donald Trump, invoking emergency powers under the Defense Production Act (DPA), has directed federal agencies to prioritize domestic […]
No Minerals, No Missiles: The Supply Chain Crisis Impacting Defence
With China tightening its grip on key resources for the processing of critical minerals essential for defence, NATO, the US and its allies are scrambling to secure alternative supplies. By Harry McNeilPublished: March 21, 2025 The modern battlefield is not only shaped by advanced weaponry and sophisticated technology, but also by the critical minerals that […]
Montana’s ‘geological unicorn’ could give the U.S. a win over China
EXCLUSIVE: New data show how the proposed Sheep Creek mine in Big Sky Country stacks up to other U.S. rare earth finds. By Alexander C. KaufmanPublished: 18 March 2025 The Trump administration is looking to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Greenland and Ukraine to supply the United States’ demand for prized metals China controls. But […]
U.S. Miner With Large Rare Earth, Gallium Deposit Sees Domestic Supply Chain Soon
By Taylor Kuykendall Published: 13 March 2025 The US could produce substantial amounts of some critical materials it sources from China within just a few years, Harvey Kaye, a director of US Critical Materials Corp., said during an interview. President Donald Trump recently outlined plans for an executive order to build metal refineries on Pentagon military […]
Rare Earth Minerals Add to Montana’s Treasures
By Evelyn Pyburn Published: 27 February 2025 Sophisticated- analytical testing results from a rare earths mineral deposit in southwestern Montana are nothing less than “transformational from a United States government and world perspective,” stated a very enthusiastic Harvey Kaye, adding that the technology that the mineral exploration and technology development company, US Critical Materials, is developing […]
US Critical Materials – INL Report June 15, 2024
US Critical Materials has the highest rare earth grades in the United States, and is currently working with Idaho National Laboratory on an environmentally responsible separation and processing system.
High-Grade Gallium, Rare Earths Verified
Idaho National Lab tests Sheep Creek samples; one rock from Montana project contains 17.8% rare earths and 350 ppm* gallium. By Shane Lasley, Metal Tech News May 18, 2024 Recent analysis by Idaho National Laboratories confirms that US Critical Materials Corp.’s Sheep Creek project in southwestern Montana hosts extremely high concentrations of gallium alongside the […]
High-Grade Gallium Confirmed in Montana
US Critical Materials identifies outstanding gallium grades with the high-grade rare earths at its Sheep Creek project. By Shane Lasley, Metal Tech NewsMar 25, 2024 7:34pm In addition to showing promise as a high-grade domestic source of rare earths, US Critical Materials Corp.’s Sheep Creek project in Montana shows the potential to be an equally high-grade […]