Mantle plumes beneath volcanic hotspots, like Hawaii, Iceland, and the Galapagos, seem to be anchored into a large structure within the core-mantle boundary (CMB). A new study, published in Science ...

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How valuable would Greenland’s rare earth minerals be to the U.S.? It can depend on who — and when — you ask. With President Donald Trump recently revisiting his interest in making the island part of ...

On January 15, 2026, President Trump signed the first critical minerals executive order (EO) of the year, titled “Adjusting Imports of Processed Critical Minerals and Their Derivative Products into ...

His Excellency (and Chair) Bandar Ibrahim Alkhorayef, Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, His Excellency Khalid Al-Mudaifer, Vice Minister for Mining Affairs, Kingdom ...

President Donald Trump has touted the potential of Venezuela’s oil industry following the capture of President Nicolas Maduro, but the country has minerals, metals and potentially rare earth elements ...

The deposition of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro has sparked questions about the country’s future — and its vast natural resources. While many, including President Donald Trump, have focused on ...

How Five Common Chinese Expressions Help Explain Beijing’s Conflicting Chip Signals Latin America Is Shifting Right and Toward the U.S. NATO’s Not Dead Britain’s Chagos Deal Can’t Go Forward Without U ...

Silver production has fallen short of demand for five consecutive years. China controls 70% of global refined silver supply and added it to its rare-earth minerals export controls in January 2026.

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Sangdong mine, South Korea — Over the course of decades, China has come to dominate the rare earths and critical minerals industries, virtually cornering the market on raw materials that are essential ...

Researchers found that U.S. metal mines already contain large amounts of critical minerals that are mostly going unused. Recovering even a small fraction of these byproducts could sharply reduce ...