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Recent Intelligence

Latest ingested critical mineral news and source reporting

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Germanium · WSJ ·5 days ago · ingested Jul 20, 2026
Opinion | Peter Navarro: America Can Break China’s Choke Hold on Critical Minerals

As we did during Covid, the government is helping U.S. companies to meet national-security needs.

Germanium · Enlit World ·4 days ago · ingested Jul 20, 2026
Growing export controls risk critical minerals supply chains

IEA report warns that export controls are turning critical mineral supply chain vulnerabilities into “an immediate economic risk”.

Germanium · Business Insider Africa ·4 days ago · ingested Jul 20, 2026
Congo’s health crisis begins to threaten its mineral trade with the US as its rivalry with China heats up

According to those familiar with the Ebola situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the disease's spread is beginning to have an impact on...

Germanium · TradingView ·3 days ago · ingested Jul 20, 2026
Germanium Mining Closes First Tranche Of Flow-Through Offering

(TheNewswire)VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, JULY 16th, 2026 – TheNewswire – GERMANIUM MINING CORP. (“GERMANIUM MINING” OR THE “COMPANY”) CSE:GMC (OTCQB:...

Gallium · Pluang ·5 days ago · ingested Jul 20, 2026
Low-cost processing could double gallium grades at G50's Golconda project, with gold and silver as co-products.

G50 Corp announced that Phase 2 metallurgical tests at its Golconda project in Arizona show low-cost processing could double gallium grades while also...

Gallium · Financial Times ·5 days ago · ingested Jul 20, 2026
China and the new era of critical minerals diplomacy

Beijing's export controls on rare earths and other niche metals are distorting markets and fuelling resource nationalism.

Gallium · South China Morning Post ·1 day ago · ingested Jul 20, 2026
Could Yunnan’s mineral wealth and location solve China’s ‘Malacca dilemma’?

'Nationally leading resource reserves' make the province indispensable to Beijing's push for 'defence industry mobilisation', report says.

Gallium · Aluminium International Today ·5 days ago · ingested Jul 20, 2026
Alcoa set to build Australian gallium plant

Alcoa and the governments of Australia, Japan, and the United States will develop a gallium production plant at the company's Wagerup alumina refinery in…

Gallium · Stock Titan ·5 days ago · ingested Jul 20, 2026
G50 Tests Arizona Ore for Gallium Used in Semiconductors and Defense

G50 (ASX:G50, OTCQX:GFTYF) reported positive Phase 2 metallurgical test results from the surface oxide zone at the Little Jimmy area of its Golconda gallium...

Gallium · The Business Journals ·5 days ago · ingested Jul 20, 2026
Alcoa to build, operate critical minerals plant

Alcoa partnering with U.S., Japan and Australia governments to build a gallium plant at its Western Australia refinery, creating jobs.

Gallium · WSJ ·6 days ago · ingested Jul 20, 2026
Alcoa Receives International Approval for Gallium Production Project in Australia

Company and the governments of Australia, Japan and the U.S. have reached a final investment decision to build a gallium production plant.

Gallium · Reuters ·5 days ago · ingested Jul 20, 2026
Alcoa greenlights Australia gallium plant with US, Japan and domestic backing

Alcoa Corp ‌said on Tuesday it has reached a final investment decision to set up a gallium plant at its Wagerup alumina refinery ​in Western Australia,...

Gallium · National Association of Manufacturers - NAM ·2 days ago · ingested Jul 20, 2026
Alcoa’s Gallium Plant in Australia Gets Green Light

The new facility's construction is happening thanks to a partnership between Alcoa, which will build and operate the plant, and the U.S., Australian and...

Gallium · Industrial Info Resources ·4 days ago · ingested Jul 20, 2026
Critical Mineral Gallium Sees Increased Project Activity

Alcoa will proceed with construction of a gallium refinery at its Wagerup Alumina Refinery in Western Australia.

Dysprosium · The Manila Times ·6 days ago · ingested Jul 20, 2026
USA Rare Earth Produces Commercial Grade Dysprosium Oxide and Neodymium-Praseodymium Oxide Samples from Recycled Magnet Material at Wheat Ridge Facility

Positions USA Rare Earth as one of few companies outside of Asia with the capability to separate heavy rare earths.

Dysprosium · GlobeNewswire ·6 days ago · ingested Jul 20, 2026
NIOB’s Newest Seigneurie Assays Show Higher-Grade Heavy Rare Earth Mineralization

SGN-2026-003 returns 211.17 ppm dysprosium oxide over 2.0 metres within 946.25 ppm heavy rare earth oxide over 7.7 metres...

Dysprosium · Pulse 2.0 ·5 days ago · ingested Jul 20, 2026
ReElement Technologies Raises $25 Million From U.S. Department Of War To Expand Rare Earth Refining

ReElement Technologies Corporation, a rare earth and critical mineral refiner based in Indiana and a minority holding of American Resources has received a...

Dysprosium · Reuters ·15 hours ago · ingested Jul 20, 2026
China's heavy rare earth tap stays closed for Japan in June

China's exports of strategically important, controlled rare earths and minerals to Japan were tiny again in June, extending the raw material ​fallout of a...

Dysprosium · TradingView ·5 days ago · ingested Jul 20, 2026
Can UUUU's Acquisition Strategy Create a Leading Critical Minerals Platform?

Energy Fuels UUUU is accelerating its transformation from a uranium producer into a diversified critical minerals company. Rather than depending solely on...

Dysprosium · Investing News Network ·3 days ago · ingested Jul 20, 2026
Rare Earths Stocks: 5 Biggest ASX Companies in 2026

In 2026, prices for rare earth metals rose driven by increasing demand from advanced technologies. ASX rare earth stocks like Lynas benefit as global demand...

Copper · Moomoo ·5 days ago · ingested Jul 20, 2026
Strickland Metals Boosts Mineral Resource Estimate for Copper Canyon Deposit in Serbia

StricklandMetals (ASX:STK) reported an updated inferred mineral resource estimate for its Copper Canyon deposit in Serbia of about 820000 ounces of gold...

Copper · Mining Weekly ·11 hours ago · ingested Jul 20, 2026
Sunrise Resources secures lease on copper area in Nevada

UK-based mineral exploration and development company Sunrise Resources has established a new copper/silver/gold project in Nevada called Lake after its...

Copper · Axios ·5 days ago · ingested Jul 20, 2026
Inside BHP's mineral exploration accelerator

Xplor program is increasingly partnering with tech startups to speed up copper discovery.

Copper · Morningstar ·6 days ago · ingested Jul 20, 2026
Mining Stocks: Mineral Resources Is the Best Value as We Update Our Assumed Prices

The iron ore price continues to trade in a narrow range, with spot of around USD 100 per metric ton flat on a quarter ago as Chinese imports remain strong...

Copper · Reuters ·4 days ago · ingested Jul 20, 2026
BHP wins higher quarterly iron ore prices, overcoming China's buying curbs

BHP Group posted record iron ore output and higher realised prices on ‌Thursday, despite purchasing restrictions imposed by China Mineral Resources Group...