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Latest ingested critical mineral news and source reporting

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Gallium · StreetInsider ·10 hours ago · ingested Sep 24, 2026
Atlantico Identifies Strong Gallium Associations With Niobium, Titanium and Vanadium at Flagship Novo Cruzeiro Project

Niobium, Titanium and Vanadium Each Detected in Nearly All 114 Follow-Up Samples in Brazil's Lithium Valley. Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp.

Gallium · The Assay ·13 hours ago · ingested Sep 24, 2026
Beyond the Mine: Solving the Critical Minerals Processing Gap

When we talk about critical mineral security, the conversation usually starts with what's in the ground: where the deposits are, who controls them and how...

Gallium · FinancialContent ·3 days ago · ingested Sep 24, 2026
Atlantico Identifies 12 Rare Earth-Led Target Areas plus Gallium and Lithium Targets at Flagship Novo Cruzeiro

Magnet Rare Earth Targets in the East, Western Gallium Targets and a Southern Lithium Target in Brazil's Lithium Valley.

Gallium · Council on Foreign Relations ·3 days ago · ingested Sep 24, 2026
Dismantling China’s Supply-Chain Weapon

Western governments have long treated their dependence on China-controlled critical raw materials, the backbone of the global economy, as a latent risk.

Gallium · National Association of Manufacturers - NAM ·3 days ago · ingested Sep 24, 2026
Drone Warfare Spurs Demand for Critical Minerals

There's a new source of critical mineral demand: drone warfare (Mining.com). What's going on: “About 15 million drones are expected to be deployed in the...

Gallium · Stock Titan ·8 hours ago · ingested Sep 24, 2026
A stream sample in Brazil measured 1% rare earth oxides

Spark Energy Minerals (SPARF) reported Boa Vista surface assays on September 24, 2026, adding results from Brazil's Arapaima Project.

Gallium · InvestorNews ·3 days ago · ingested Sep 24, 2026
Quantum Critical Metals Launches Advanced Mapping of Gallium, Rubidium and Other Critical Minerals at the Discovery Property in Québec

Program will identify mineral hosts and guide future recovery testing using historical drill core and surface samples. September 21, 2026 (Source) — Quantum...

Gallium · GLOBSEC ·10 hours ago · ingested Sep 24, 2026
Xi Is Coming: Mineral and Chips Export Controls Loom

As Xi meets Trump, a pause on US–China export controls over advanced chips and critical minerals hangs in the balance. GLOBSEC on what's at stake.

Gallium · Reuters ·6 days ago · ingested Sep 24, 2026
Niche metals test West's resilience to Chinese export curbs

Three years on from China curbing exports of two niche metals vital to the chipmaking, clean energy and defence sectors, the West is still feeling the price...

Dysprosium · Mining.com ·2 days ago · ingested Sep 24, 2026
Volta Drills 7.37% Rare Earth Oxide and 252.7 g/t Gallium Oxide over 1.5m at Springer

HIGHLIGHTS: SL26-28 returned 214.5m grading 0.80% total rare earth oxide ("TREO") and 63.8 g/t gallium oxide (103.5m–318.0 m), including 75.0m grading.

Dysprosium · Mugglehead Investment Magazine ·6 days ago · ingested Sep 24, 2026
USA Rare Earth taps quantum computing to improve rare earth separation

China currently dominates rare earth separation, particularly for heavy elements including dysprosium, terbium and yttrium. Joseph Morton· Sep 17, 2026.

Dysprosium · orfonline.org ·1 day ago · ingested Sep 24, 2026
India’s Rare Earth Vulnerability: Building a Strategic Defence Reserve

India's rare earth strategy is building long-term capacity, but a defence stockpile, secured non-Chinese supplies and clear institutional ownership are...

Dysprosium · Vocal ·6 days ago · ingested Sep 24, 2026
Saudi Arabia Just Found a Rare Earth and Uranium Treasure. Here’s Why the Timing Is Everything.

The kingdom is under pressure in Yemen and rethinking its oldest alliance. A massive mineral deposit may be its new leverage.

Dysprosium · Morningstar ·1 day ago · ingested Sep 24, 2026
Rare Earths Americas Reports Initial Drill Results at Homer-A: Widespread Near-Surface Rare Earth Mineralization with Heavy Rare Earth Enrichment

Rare Earths Americas Reports Initial Drill Results at Homer-A: Widespread Near-Surface Rare Earth Mineralization with Heavy Rare Earth Enrichment.

Dysprosium · TradingView ·2 days ago · ingested Sep 24, 2026
Rare Earth Elements Market Projected to Reach $10.44 Billion by 2030

DALLAS, Sept. 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- American News Group News Commentary - The global rare earth elements market is expected to grow from $6.86 billion in...

Dysprosium · Global Mining Review ·6 days ago · ingested Sep 24, 2026
USA Rare Earth, Pasqal, and Riven Systems partner to advance next-generation technologies for critical mineral production

USA Rare Earth, a rare earth, critical minerals and advanced materials company, Pasqal, a global leader in neutral-atom quantum computing and Riven Systems,...

Dysprosium · Texas Scorecard ·1 day ago · ingested Sep 24, 2026
New Mineral Leases Advance Texas’ Rare Earth Mining District Project

Land Commissioner Buckingham says the project will help reduce America's dependence on foreign nations.

Cobalt · Dawan Africa ·4 days ago · ingested Sep 24, 2026
Somalia Says It Has Confirmed Uranium, Lithium and Cobalt Deposits.

Mogadishu, 19 September 2026 - President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said Saturday that Somalia has identified important mineral resources, including uranium,...

Cobalt · InvestorNews ·8 hours ago · ingested Sep 24, 2026
Chilean Cobalt Pursues Rare Earths Alongside Copper and Cobalt

Chilean Cobalt Corp. (OTCQB: COBA) is building a story that extends well beyond the metal in its name. A new report by Christopher Ecclestone of Hallgarten...

Cobalt · AZoM ·1 day ago · ingested Sep 24, 2026
India’s EV Battery Demand Is Set to Soar. Recycling Could Change the Math

This study models how India's expanding electric vehicle fleet could change demand for and requirements of lithium, nickel, cobalt, manganese, and graphite...

Cobalt · IndexBox ·5 days ago · ingested Sep 24, 2026
Cobalt Feed Supplement Market Forecast to 2035: Ruminant Nutrition Demand Drives Growth - News and Statistics

World cobalt feed supplement market outlook to 2035: demand supported by rising ruminant livestock numbers and precision trace mineral adoption,...

Cobalt · Seeking Alpha ·5 days ago · ingested Sep 24, 2026
Cobalt Miners News For The Month Of September 2026

Cobalt spot prices fell as China demand weakened in batteries and electronics.

Cobalt · Crude Oil Prices Today | OilPrice.com ·1 day ago · ingested Sep 24, 2026
Glencore Joins Project Vault With $500 Million Cobalt Commitment

Glencore committed $500 million to VaultCo, the Export-Import Bank public-private partnership sourcing critical minerals for a US government stockpile,...

Cobalt · GlobeNewswire ·5 days ago · ingested Sep 24, 2026
First Atlantic Nickel & Cobalt Raises 6.15 Million Dollars

First Atlantic Nickel & Cobalt closes $6.16 million flow-through financing to fund drilling and exploration at its Pipestone XL project....

Cobalt · Business and Human Rights Centre ·3 days ago · ingested Sep 24, 2026
Transition Minerals Tracker: 2026 global analysis

The solutions to the climate crisis are today well known: full fossil fuel phase-out and swift deployment of wind and solar capacity, coupled with general...