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Comment on Wonder Material Graphene — New Sourcing Partnership Could Further Goal of Decoupling From China by Oprah Thacker I

Oprah Thacker I — Thu, 06 Jul 2023 22:33:00 +0000

The sooner the better please!

Vorbeck Materials is looking “to meet unique defense and commercial requirements with Graphite One’s high grade, US sourced graphite for advanced graphite and graphene applications.”

Comment on Independence Day 2023 — As We Celebrate Our Freedoms, (Resource) Dependency Still Looms Large by Oprah Thacker I

Oprah Thacker I — Thu, 06 Jul 2023 22:31:00 +0000

Let our United States theme song be “Big Energy” by Latto, “Opportunities” by Pet Shop Boys and Stars And Stripes.

Food, energy, medicine and defense USA.

Comment on U.S. Over-Reliance on Critical Minerals — Are the Chickens Coming Home to Roost? by Oprah Thacker I

Oprah Thacker I — Thu, 06 Jul 2023 22:27:00 +0000

This week China limiting two minerals.

China has a near monopoly on many of these minerals. It supplies nearly 90% of processed rare-earth elements. It is by far the biggest processor of lithium.

Comment on Amidst Growing Tensions Between Washington, D.C. and Beijing, U.S. House of Representatives Launches Bipartisan “Critical Materials Caucus” by Andrew DeWit

Andrew DeWit — Sat, 25 Jul 2020 23:09:00 +0000

Thanks for the update on critical raw material initiatives

Comment on Sen. Murkowski, Panelists, Underscore Urgency of Securing Critical Mineral Supply Chains by Steve Thorlakson

Steve Thorlakson — Tue, 14 Jan 2020 15:51:00 +0000

Magnesium! Follow Western Magnesium Corp (WMG-TSX)

Comment on Time to Reduce Our Reliance on “Untrustworthy Countries for Strategically Important Minerals” by Pedro Augusto Leite Costa

Pedro Augusto Leite Costa — Wed, 11 Dec 2019 22:58:00 +0000

“Do we want China and other countries to control U.S. access to strategically important minerals? I think the answer is no.” The answer could be exploring possibilities with friendly countries, like Brazil.

Comment on Vanadium’s Time to Shine? by parsonadhesive

parsonadhesive — Sat, 02 Feb 2019 04:56:00 +0000

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Comment on Hot Off the Press: “Groundbreaking” Reading Material – ARPN Expert Co-Authors Book Sounding Alarm on Over-Reliance on Foreign Minerals by Ann Bridges

Ann Bridges — Tue, 04 Dec 2018 17:01:00 +0000

Thanks to ARPN for their support and key data we incorporated into the book. The concept of mining the more commonly known “gateway minerals” as a way to cost-justify mining for those less common but more critical rare earths and others was eye-opening to both Ned and me. Learn more about it ASAP, because we need minerals in order to live–literally!

Comment on “Action Can’t Come Soon Enough” – A Call for Comprehensive Resource Policy From a National Security Perspective by Ann Bridges

Ann Bridges — Mon, 03 Dec 2018 16:13:00 +0000

This is indeed important, and why Dr. Ned Mamula and I wrote Groundbreaking! America’s New Quest for Mineral Independence, just released 12/1/18. The book addresses where we are today, how we got there, specific examples of how bad it has become, role models to follow in Canada and Australia, and specific recommendations for all of America to join a groundswell to start groundbreaking again. ARPN and others are starting the outreach, thank goodness, but we need concerned citizens relying on all this 21st century technology to always be available to engage, too.

Comment on Vanadium’s Time to Shine? by felixlopezmail@gmail.com

felixlopezmail@gmail.com — Mon, 08 Oct 2018 03:52:00 +0000

There is a Vanadium Belt in Nevada that is known by Westerners that live in Nevada or California. Our Canadian neighbors have interests in the Vanadium belt and own mining interests, specifically CellCube purchased rights to shore up a supply chain for their energy storage systems using Vanadium Pentoxide in the Vanadium Redox Batteries. There is company from China that owns or purchased mineral rights to another vanadium mine in the Vanadium belt however they don’t have a vertically integrated supply chain like CellCube. Finally, us Californians remember MolyCorp on Mountain Pass, Ca which went bankrupt and purchased by a China owned company. At one time MolyCorp was the globally supllier of the world’s rare earths.