Weekly Geopolitical Mining Review
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U.S. Critical Minerals Strategy 2026: From Funding to Execution
U.S. critical minerals investment topped US$2 billion, MP Materials booked US$17.6 million in price protection income, and new material control rules and project milestones pushed mineral strategy further into execution.
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Geopolitical Mining Weekly | Week of July 27–August 2, 2026
This week’s Geopolitical Mining Weekly looks at how mineral security is becoming a pathway question, shaped by recycling rules, Crawford Nickel’s approval stage, Queensland’s critical minerals plan, Bunker Hill’s brownfield restart, South Korea–Chile cooperation and South Africa’s mining governance reform.
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Geopolitical Mining Weekly | Week of July 20–26, 2026
This week’s Geopolitical Mining Weekly covers U.S. defence supply chain rules, Canada’s Crawford Nickel permitting stage, Sweden’s mineral strategy, the UK Magnet Hub, Codelco’s production audit and Zambia’s copper-cobalt feasibility work.
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Geopolitical Mining Weekly | Week of July 13–19, 2026
This week covers Wagerup gallium, U.S. FAST-41 mining permits, Chile’s investment framework, American Samoa offshore minerals, Europe’s Raw Materials Mechanism and Ghana’s mining law reform.
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Geopolitical Mining Weekly | Week of July 6–12, 2026
This week’s Geopolitical Mining Weekly covers Canada’s Critical Minerals Accelerator, the Hermosa permitting decision, Europe’s RAMP partnership, China–Namibia beneficiation, Canadian mining innovation and Kamoa-Kakula’s operating performance.
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Geopolitical Mining Weekly | Week of June 29–July 5, 2026
This week’s Geopolitical Mining Weekly looks at how mineral security moves from strategy into usable supply through coal based feedstocks, Red Chris infrastructure, India-Japan geological cooperation, Sangdong tungsten, Adani Copper and Cerro Colorado.
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Geopolitical Mining Weekly | Week of June 22–28, 2026
This week’s Geopolitical Mining Weekly covers U.S. Army critical minerals leases, EU-Brazil raw materials diplomacy, Codelco and Anglo American’s copper agreement, Queensland’s fund expansion, India’s rare earth magnet tender and Greenland’s Kuannersuit decision.
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Geopolitical Mining Weekly | Week of June 15–21, 2026
This week’s Geopolitical Mining Weekly covers the G7 critical minerals alliance, Canada’s new project partnerships, U.S. rare earth financing, Red Chris, Cobre Panamá and BHP’s Jansen update.
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Geopolitical Mining Weekly | Week of June 8–14, 2026
This week’s Geopolitical Mining Weekly looks at how the G7, Ontario, Kazakhstan, Brazil, Japan and the United States are moving critical minerals policy into finance, processing, permitting, industrial capacity and trusted supply chains.
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Geopolitical Mining Weekly | Week of June 1–7, 2026
This week’s Geopolitical Mining Weekly examines how mineral security is moving into the practical work behind supply: strategic metals tariffs, U.S. rare earth finance, Canada–Korea stockpiling, Mozambique’s state ownership rules, Bolivia’s lithium instability and Botswana’s sovereign control strategy around De Beers.