A mineral is a naturally occurring, inorganic solid with a definite chemical composition and ordered crystalline structure. A ...

LAUNCESTON, Australia (Reuters) -The term critical minerals has become so widespread that it has effectively lost its meaning, as it could be applied to virtually every metal being mined. What is ...

The US House of Representatives passed the Critical Mineral Consistency Act of 2024 last week. The act expands the definition of critical minerals in the 2020 Energy Act to include critical minerals ...

Take a tour around the house and see how everyday life is powered by critical minerals and why we will keep hearing so much about them.

On March 20, 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order (“EO”) entitled Immediate Measures to Increase American Mineral Production. 1 The EO builds on previous energy-focused actions taken by the ...

Uranium is used in U.S. technology and healthcare industries, and it fuels commercial nuclear energy facilities, providing 20% of the energy that powers homes and businesses. It also powers a major ...

The Department of Energy (DOE) announced Friday that it is providing funding opportunities to “expand domestic production of ...

(The views expressed here are those of the author, a columnist for Reuters.) LAUNCESTON, Australia - The term critical minerals has become so widespread that it has effectively lost its meaning, as it ...