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4 articles covering "critical minerals"
The EU and US are finalizing a non-binding agreement to coordinate critical minerals supply chains and challenge China's processing dominance, while the DOE launches a $69 million funding program for domestic extraction and refining.
American Ocean Minerals Corporation and Odyssey Marine Exploration announced an all-stock merger valued at approximately $1 billion, creating one of the largest deep-sea mining companies as the US accelerates efforts to secure seabed critical minerals.
China's Announcement 18 export controls on seven rare earth elements remain permanently active, disrupting defense supply chains and forcing the U.S. to accelerate a mine-to-magnet strategy still years from completion.
The US and Japan enacted a critical minerals action plan on March 19 featuring price floors and four joint projects as neodymium prices doubled year-to-date and a $12 billion US strategic stockpile takes shape.