#Minerals

Apple's 2024 conflict minerals report asserts no reasonable basis exists for any 3TG smelters in its chain funding armed groups in the DRC. The finding clashes with a 2025 lawsuit and prior complaints alleging links to child labor and smuggling via…

Despite many claiming otherwise, Apple says your iPhone and iPad don't contain conflict minerals sourced from armed groups in Africa.

Apple has filed its annual conflict minerals disclosure with the SEC, detailing its supply chain checks across iPhone, Mac, and more.

Critical minerals power everything from coffee makers to fighter jets, and China controls nearly 90% of rare earth refining. The DOMINANCE Act aims to change that.

A NASA airplane designed around the U-2 spy plane of Cold War fame is calling Colorado Springs home, flying from the Colorado Springs Airport as the U.S. Geologic Survey and NASA partner to survey Western states for critical minerals.…

First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (FM:CA) Shareholder/Analyst Call May 7, 2026 9:00 AM EDTCompany ParticipantsKevin McArthurSarah E.

In February, Japan succeeded in a test collection of rare earth-bearing mud from a depth of 6,000 meters below sea level near the remote Japanese island of Minamitorishima.

Canada brings minerals, energy and rhetoric as Brussels chases post-American relevance without a clear strategy of its own

The race to mine critical minerals for AI and clean energy is creating 'sacrifice zones' that harm water and health of world's poor.

The MV Anuanua Moana, a 196-foot purpose-built research vessel, serves as the core offshore vessel for environmental and exploration programs across the Pacific.

From Reddit - r/geopolitics: The New Resource Curse: How Critical Minerals Will Scramble Geopolitics

From Reddit - r/africa: Zambia Must Decide Today: Open Minerals To American Firms Or Lose HIV Support For 1.3 Million

From Reddit - r/worldnews: Zambia Must Decide Today: Open Minerals To American Firms Or Lose HIV Support For 1.3 Million

From Reddit - r/environment: The race to mine critical minerals for AI and clean energy is creating ‘sacrifice zones’ that harm water and health of world’s poor

Zambia must decide by April 30 if it will provide American businesses with preferential access to its minerals.

From Reddit - r/geology: Somaliland is full of minerals that no one has yet seen.

When Earth AI started hitting months-long delays in its search for critical minerals, it decided to take matters into its own hands.

Congo has announced the creation of a paramilitary guard to secure its mining operations, backed by U.S. and Emirati investments

Congo has announced the creation of a paramilitary guard to secure its mining operations, backed by U.S. and Emirati investments.