DOE selects four projects for $73 million mining-tech push
DOE selected four projects for negotiations on mining-technology testbeds in six U.S. locations, but final agreements and any production gains remain ahead.
Critical Minerals
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IEA Warns Critical-Mineral Risks Are Widening
The IEA says refining remains concentrated, export controls are spreading and investment is weakening even as rare-earth diversification shows limited progress.
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What SADC Leaders Could Decide at Durban Summit on Trade and Minerals
SADC leaders are due in Durban on August 17 after ministerial talks focused on infrastructure, critical minerals, trade, food security and regional financing.
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DOE selects 29 innovators from 27 startups for national lab entrepreneurship program
The 2026 Lab-Embedded Entrepreneurship Program will place 29 innovators at four national laboratories for technical support, training and research access.
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White House Orders 180-Day Review of Defense Supply Chains and Foreign Suppliers
An executive order directs the Department of War to map critical defense supply chains from raw materials to end-use products and develop restrictions for unreliable foreign suppliers.
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White House tightens defense-material waiver rules for 2027
Executive Order 14415 will require tougher mitigation plans for some defense-material waivers starting January 1, 2027, while agencies prepare broader supply-chain rules.