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Germany and Canada announce deeper ties on critical minerals, defense
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said in August 2025 that their countries would enhance...
Sep 11, 20251 min read


Will a minerals deal end the war in Ukraine?
The talks on a minerals deal, presented to Kyiv on Feb 12 coincided with a bid by President Donald Trump to kick-start negotiations to...
Feb 17, 20251 min read


UK expands critical minerals list from 18 to 34. Palladium is dropped from this new list
The 2024 UK Criticality Assessment, published in November 2024, finds that 34 minerals out of the 82 candidate materials assessed are ‘critical’. This is an increase relative to the 2021 assessment, where only 26 candidate materials were assessed and 18 assessed as critical. Of the 18 minerals classed as critical on the 2021 list, 17 remain critical in this new assessment — palladium is now below the criticality threshold — whilst notable additions in 2024 include nickel, iro
Dec 2, 20241 min read


Recycling to kick in as long-term solution to EU rare earths challenge
It was reported in Reuters on 27 June that The EU will struggle to meet ambitious goals for EU rare earths in new legislation designed to...
Jun 27, 20241 min read
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