The Blog

June 03, 2019

Op-ed: America must secure its supply chains against a vulnerability of its own making

Over the past few decades, through an intentional dominance of th...

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June 03, 2019

Op-ed: A Critical Moment for U.S. Industrial Policy

America’s technological future depends on access to the materia...

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May 29, 2019

Rapidly Advancing Mining Tech Propels Innovation

Technology has changed almost every industry in our modern world,...

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May 21, 2019

Op-ed: Keep competition for minerals from erupting into a conflict

Amid a growing need for materials deemed critically important in ...

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May 21, 2019

Op-ed: Rare-Earth Mining: A National Security Imperative

On April 30, the Department of Defense (DoD) published a new inte...

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May 21, 2019

Op-ed: Make smart changes to the General Mining Law

Clamp a royalty on minerals and metals mined on federal lands in ...

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May 20, 2019

More Precious Than Jewelry

When we think of precious metals, it’s hard not to think of jew...

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May 16, 2019

Op-ed: Secure American energy supply chains — before China does

Bipartisanship is a rare but critical commodity in Washington the...

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May 13, 2019

Reform of 1872 law would make Barrick, Newmont pay federal mineral royalties

The federal law designed to promote gold mining in the West was e...

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