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An outstanding list of selected titles with URLs on REE activities. For more detailed company information and reports, go directly to the specific company websites (see 'RE Companies' ). In this article section, you will find company and sector articles that are for reference in relation to future RE developments  and investment decisions. 

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Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (NORM) | American ... 
https://www.acsh.org/news/2021/06/21/naturally-occurring-radioactive-materials-norm-15616 

How China's mines rule the market of critical raw materials ... 
https://www.dw.com/en/how-chinas-mines-rule-the-market-of-critical-raw-materials/a-57148375 

Geological Surveys Unite to Improve Critical Mineral Security
https://eos.org/science-updates/geological-surveys-unite-to-improve-critical-mineral-security 

PREVIOUS

[Campbell's 2020: "Sources of Rare Earth Elements in the U.S. and the World,": https://i2mconsultants.com/downloads/corp/REE-EMDPresentation8-31-20.pdf ]

[Campbell's 2021: "The U.S. Uranium and REE Supply Chain - A Brief Discussion" [https://i2mconsultants.com/downloads/corp/U-REESupplyChains2021.pdf] 
 
2020 highlighted the frailties of mineral supply chains, on which the clean-energy transition relies:

http://geographical.co.uk/nature/energy/item/3956-2020-highlighted-the-frailties-of-mineral-supply-chains-on-which-the-clean-energy-transition-relies 

Minerals essential for wind, solar, and high-tech, are anything but clean and green:

https://energyskeptic.com/2021/minerals-essential-for-wind-solar-and-high-tech-are-anything-but-clean-and-green/ 


Does China Pose a Threat to Global Rare Earth Supply Chains?

https://chinapower.csis.org/china-rare-earths/ 

Rare Earths 101: Digging Up the Facts, with Jordy Lee ( https://www.resources.org/ ) 

 
Critical minerals and the new geopolitics

https://opinion.inquirer.net/135852/critical-minerals-and-the-new-geopolitics 

China’s tryst with Rare Earth Elements: A monopoly over the global supply chain:

https://www.cescube.com/vp-china-s-tryst-with-rare-earth-elements-a-monopoly-over-the-global-supply-chain 

Rare Elements of Security:

https://www.airforcemag.com/article/rare-elements-of-security/ 

 Securing the Critical Minerals Supply Chain:

https://www.lawfareblog.com/securing-critical-minerals-supply-chain

China's Monopoly on Rare Earth Elements - and Why We Should Care:

https://www.fpri.org/article/2020/10/chinas-monopoly-on-rare-earth-elements-and-why-we-should-care/

EU unveils action plan to secure access to critical raw materials:

 https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=0b9d4cbb-da66-4f25-8833-4d924b4980ba   


Argus White Paper: How to build a rare earth supply chain - July 2020:

https://www.argusmedia.com/-/media/Files/white-papers/argus-wp-how-to-build-a-rare-earth-supply-chain.ashx?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTVdGaU1EZ3lZV1poTVRFeCIsInQiOiJyM2NFUFg0UVdEMmFPR2poZFhtRnlxUmo4THBESmZOOEZ3RENOVjhLb3kzTjZ2ZGtVbmhTVXAyXC9VVE5kVmJKMmhaRmo4YkdVZUE1SWN0RktxTGRreGNPWnhRb3h4cDNTRzZESUFcLzUwZlwvdjdWUW10M2FrdnlLb2FjU3BTM3AxRCJ9  


Looking beyond 5G: Why Europe is far from naïve when it comes to issues of strategic dependence:
https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2020/07/20/looking-beyond-5g-why-europe-is-far-from-naive-when-it-comes-to-issues-of-strategic-dependence/ 

US Vulnerable to China Rare Earth Monopoly, Researchers Find:
https://pezou.com/asia/us-vulnerable-to-china-rare-earth-monopoly-researchers-find-2.html 

RENEWING RARE EARTH THREATS, CHINA DIGS DEEP FOR LEVERAGE IN TRADE WAR:

https://tradevistas.org/renewing-rare-earth-threats-china-digs-deep-leverage-trade-war/  


Fasken: Critical Minerals Supply Crucial as World Changes:

https://investingnews.com/daily/resource-investing/battery-metals-investing/lithium-investing/fasken-critical-minerals-supply-crucial/  

GROWING DEMAND, STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE, SCARCITY OF RARE EARTH ELEMENTS IS DRIVING SEARCH FOR NEW MITIGATION STRATEGIES:

https://idstch.com/threats/strategic-importance-and-scarcity-of-rare-earth-elements-driving-search-for-alternatives/ 

  Tangled: Why Global Supply Chains Are So Complex:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescommunicationscouncil/2020/06/08/tangled-why-global-supply-chains-are-so-complex/#36bf1c825bf5  

Argus White Paper: Mixed prospects for China’s rare earths market amid Covid-19 (June 2020): 

https://www.argusmedia.com/-/media/Files/white-papers/argus-white-paper-mixed-prospects-for-chinas-rare-earths-market-amid-covid-19.ashx?backToResults=true&selectedMarket=Metals&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTnpOaE4yWXhOemM0TWpobSIsInQiOiJjcnA0eXhBUmdOd1h2UysrcVhnOGhTemhocHdoNDlQeGVWdUhBd0xmXC9yQnZIczFtdVlJekhcL29SWXF4RW42RmRCZWllUjUyY0xvM1BEU29YY3AzRlFSUjZ5SHh5Y1ZGblg5anJtRlFsbjhIcVVuTFF1Y3VnMWlVZHljN1FjRGlDIn0%3D 

Economic Statecraft: Options for Reducing U.S. Overdependence on Chinese-supplied Materials and Medications:

 https://www.bakerinstitute.org/media/files/files/000f91f7/bi-report-042320-ces-statecraft.pdf?%20utm_source=miragenews&utm_medium=miragenews&utm_campaign=news 

  The tortuous path of China’s win-win strategy in Greenland:

https://www.thearcticinstitute.org/tortuous-path-china-win-win-strategy-greenland/ 

Stormcrow - Rare Earths Update 2020: Things are not Great, but They Will Get Better (19-page report):

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/535e7e2de4b088f0b623c597/t/5e4162ff4b6b8940eedf177a/1581343504580/20200210-Stormcrow-REE+Report+2020+v3.pdf 

Iran begins producing rare earth for first time 

http://www.tehrantelegram.com/story-z24794196  

Better international coordination needed for responsibly sourcing minerals used in green technology

https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/news/responsible-sourcing-minerals-green-technology/ 

The next mining boom? Rare earths and the rise of Australia's 'other' minerals:

https://www.smh.com.au/business/the-economy/the-next-mining-boom-rare-earths-and-the-rise-of-australia-s-other-minerals-20191119-p53c48.html  

 
Push to Mine Minerals for “National Security” Is Creating New Market for Coal:

https://truthout.org/articles/push-to-mine-minerals-for-national-security-is-creating-new-market-for-coal/  

 

THE RACE FOR RARE EARTHS:

http://maximpactblog.com/race-rare-earth-minerals/  

Despite Desperate U.S. Security Need, Federal/State Bureaucrats Prevent Oregon Mines From Extracting Precious/Rare Earth Metals ... China Dominates as a Result!: http://newradio.com/AMM/47258 

Coals & Coal-associated Products Have the Highest Concentrations of Rare Earth Elements and Critical Minerals:

https://www.howtofindthemoney.com/2019/11/coals-coal-associated-products-have-the-highest-concentrations-of-rare-earth-elements-and-critical-minerals.html

US takes long-term position on mineral supply

https://www.mining-journal.com/partners/partner-content/1375691/us-takes-long-term-position-on-mineral-supply 

Everything You Know about Rare Earths Is Wrong:

https://www.dailyreckoning.com.au/everything-you-know-about-rare-earths-is-wrong/2019/11/14/ 


Australia’s Rare Earth Supply Could be the Key to US National Security:

https://www.dailyreckoning.com.au/australia-key-to-us-national-securityaustralias-rare-earth-supply-could-be-the-key-to-us-national-security/2019/11/15/ 


Countering China’s Grip on Rare Earth Commodities

http://www.futuredirections.org.au/publication/countering-chinas-grip-on-rare-earth-commodities/: 

  
A fractured world: how political divisions could impact mining investments:

https://www.mining-technology.com/features/a-fractured-world-how-political-divisions-could-impact-mining-investments/  

How volcanoes recycle the Earth’s crust to uncover rare metals that are vital to green technology:

https://theconversation.com/how-volcanoes-recycle-the-earths-crust-to-uncover-rare-metals-that-are-vital-to-green-technology-125159 

 

Rare earths: Is there a case for government intervention? (*Extensive RE sector review, past and present):

https://www.ussc.edu.au/analysis/rare-earths-is-there-a-case-for-government-intervention 


Join the Science History Institute as we examine the rare earth elements and their impact on society. 

https://www.sciencehistory.org/rare-earth-elements-project


GROWING DEMAND, STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE AND SCARCITY OF RARE EARTH ELEMENTS IS DRIVING SEARCH FOR NEW MITIGATION STRATEGIES 

https://idstch.com/strategic-importance-and-scarcity-of-rare-earth-elements-driving-search-for-alternatives/ 


US-China Trade War – Implications for India:

http://www.indiandefencereview.com/news/us-china-trade-war-implications-for-india/  


An elemental issue:

https://www.dvidshub.net/news/343857/elemental-issue  

 
The Arctic Spring:

https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/commons/2019-09-24/arctic-spring 

 

Earth Mapping Resources Initiative (Earth MRI) Data Acquisition and Coordination:

https://www.usgs.gov/energy-and-minerals/mineral-resources-program/science/earth-mapping-resources-initiative-earth-mri?qt-science_center_objects=0#qt-science_center_objects  

   
Renewable Energy Will Only Be Possible With Massive Increases in the Supply of Critical Minerals:

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/political_commentary/commentary_by_stephen_moore/renewable_energy_will_only_be_possible_with_massive_increases_in_the_supply_of_critical_minerals   

 

Rare earth stocks on the ASX: The Ultimate Guide:

https://smallcaps.com.au/rare-earth-stocks-asx-ultimate-guide/   

Using Rare Metals in Solar Panels:

https://www.azocleantech.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=932  


Renewables and geopolitics: ‘There won’t be as much to fight over’:

https://www.pv-magazine.com/2019/08/22/renewables-and-geopolitics-there-wont-be-as-much-to-fight-over/  

 

REE - Rare Earth Elements and their Uses:

https://geology.com/articles/rare-earth-elements/ 


RE and Transportation:

http://www.rareearthtechalliance.com/Applications/Transportation.html    

 

Extracting the truth about rare earths:

https://www.intheblack.com/articles/2019/08/01/extracting-truth-about-rare-earths


China’s rare earths exact a heavy price

https://www.bakersfield.com/ap/national/china-s-rare-earths-exact-a-heavy-price/article_18a6692c-9059-5c83-86b7-be98b2da80a6.html  

 

The demand for rare earth metals is growing. Soon we will have to search for them outside our planet:

https://www.xiaomist.com/2019/07/the-demand-for-rare-earth-metals-is_26.html 

   

RECYCLING RARE EARTH METALS:

https://www.mathys-squire.com/news-and-insights/news-articles/recycling-rare-earth-metals/  

  

China faces up to the pollution and radioactive waste problems of rare earths mining and processing:

https://nuclear-news.net/2019/07/22/150359/ 

 

RENEWING RARE EARTH THREATS, CHINA DIGS DEEP FOR LEVERAGE IN TRADE WAR 

How Geopolitics Could Collapse Rare Earth Element Supplies Part 2

https://blog.agchemigroup.eu/how-geopolitics-could-collapse-rare-earth-element-supplies-part-2/  


Don’t Panic About Rare Earth Elements America’s Rare Earth Ultimatum: Rare Earths in High Demand

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/dont-panic-about-rare-earth-elements/  

 

American Military Companies Most Dependant on Chinese Rare Earth Supplies:  

https://traderscommunity.com/index.php/commodities/1274-american-militarycompanies-most-dependant-on-chinese-rare-earth  


U.S.-China Impasse Threatens Rare Earth Trade:

https://safehaven.com/commodities/industrial-metals/US-China-Impasse-Threatens-Rare-Earth-Trade.html 

  

Congress Agrees On $2 Trillion Infrastructure Plan:

https://safehaven.com/news/Breaking-News/Congress-Agrees-On-2-Trillion-Infrastructure-Plan.html  

 

Responsible minerals sourcing for renewable energy (Institute for Sustainable Futures):

https://earthworks.org/cms/assets/uploads/2019/04/MCEC_UTS-Full-embargoed.pdf     

 

A Rare and Toxic Age

A journey into the complex and parallel mythologies of modern technology and rare earths.

https://increment.com/energy-environment/a-rare-and-toxic-age/ 

  
Rare: The High-Stakes Race to Satisfy Our Need for the Scarcest Metals on Earth by Keith Veronese

http://thoriumbaby.com/rare-the-high-stakes-race-to-satisfy-our-need-for-the-scarcest-metals-on-earth-by-keith-veronese/

 

*Extremely extensive outline and discussion with a wide definition of RE. Includes looking at RE in terms of chemistry, mining, processing, recycling, economics, geography and politics etc. 


Electric Vehicles Are Reshaping The Mining Industry

https://safehaven.com/news/Breaking-News/Electric-Vehicles-Are-Reshaping-The-Mining-Industry.html 

 
The Geopolitics of Rare Earth Elements:

https://worldview.stratfor.com/article/geopolitics-rare-earth-elements  

 
The Future of Deep Seabed Mining:

https://chinadialogueocean.net/6682-the-future-of-deep-seabed-mining-will-be-decided-this-year/  

 
Rare Earths: Shades of Grey – Can China Continue to Fuel our Global Clean and Smart Future

http://www.chinawaterrisk.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/CWR-Rare-Earths-Shades-Of-Grey-2016-ENG.pdf 

 
The Hidden Environmental Toll of Mining the World’s Sand

https://e360.yale.edu/features/the-hidden-environmental-toll-of-mining-the-worlds-sand 

 
The Coming Scramble for Africa

https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/12/africa-china-united-states-foreign-policy-economic-development/  

 
A 2019 Resolution: Honesty in Energy Policy

https://townhall.com/columnists/pauldriessen/2018/12/22/a-2019-resolution-honesty-in-energy-policy-n2537943 

 

On Decoupling US – China Tech, Industry Source: “Electronics industry is too reliant on Chinese manufacturing”:

https://wccftech.com/exclusive-decoupling-us-china-tech-industry-too-reliant-on-chinese-manufacturing/ 

 
The Real China Threat:

https://www.weeklystandard.com/tony-mecia/the-real-china-threat 

 
This is the Dawning of the Age of … Niobium? 

Forget the Age of Oil. The minerals powering our high-tech world are the next big thing in geopolitics.

https://slate.com/technology/2018/12/united-states-china-competition-strategy-critical-minerals.html 

 
Race to the bottom? India plans deep dive for seabed minerals

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-oceans-rights-india/race-to-the-bottom-india-plans-deep-dive-for-seabed-minerals-idUSKBN1O403M 

 
Pre-empting the next rare-earth crisis:

https://www.windpowermonthly.com/article/1519221/pre-empting-next-rare-earth-crisis 

 
Afghan minerals in the crosshairs of Blackwater's Erik Prince:

https://www.trtworld.com/magazine/afghan-minerals-in-the-crosshairs-of-blackwater-s-erik-prince-21655  

 
Why A Transition To Clean Energy Alone Is Not Enough For A Sustainable Future: 

https://cleantechnica.com/2018/11/12/why-a-transition-to-clean-energy-alone-is-not-enough-for-a-sustainable-future/  

 
The cold military logic behind Trump's trade war: Andy Home:

https://www.reuters.com/article/metals-tariffs-ahome/rpt-column-the-cold-military-logic-behind-trumps-trade-war-andy-home-idUSL8N1XC6HV 

 
Rare earths in the cross-hairs of new high-tech arms race:

https://www.investorideas.com/news/2018/main/10294RichardMills-HighTech.asp 

 
NETL Rare Earth Recovery Projects Delivering Promising Results:

https://www.adamasintel.com/netl-ree-recovery-projects/ 

 
Clean energy and rare earths: Why not to worry:

https://thebulletin.org/2017/05/clean-energy-and-rare-earths-why-not-to-worry/

 

 China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) to enhance public supervision of Big 6

http://www.asianmetal.com/news/data/1448366/MIIT%20to%20enhance%20public%20supervision%20on%20rare%20earth%20groups'%20legal%20operation 

 
TMR Advanced Rare-Earth Projects Index:

http://www.techmetalsresearch.com/metrics-indices/tmr-advanced-rare-earth-projects-index/ 

 
Hot Economic Warfare: Scrambling For Rare-Earth Minerals:

Zero Hedge (Weblog)21:56 

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-10-05/hot-economic-warfare-scrambling-rare-earth-minerals 

 
The Pacific interests of India and China http://southasiajournal.net/the-pacific-interests-of-india-and-china/  

 
Elixsys Turns Coal Fly Ash from a Liability to an Asset:

https://www.prweb.com/releases/elixsys_turns_coal_fly_ash_from_a_liability_to_an_asset/prweb15793272.htm 

 

 Discarded waste could be a treasure trove of rare metals:

https://phys.org/news/2018-10-discarded-treasure-trove-rare-metals.html 

 
Dysprosium - This heavy rare earth mineral could be a dark horse as electric car production rises:

https://stockhead.com.au/resources/this-heavy-rare-earth-mineral-could-be-a-dark-horse-as-electric-car-production-rises/ 

  
RARE EARTHS REPORT

http://resourceworld.com/index.php/rare-earths-report/ 

 
What are rare earth elements? Four questions answered

https://phys.org/news/2018-08-rare-earth-elements.html#nRlv 

 
Tesla's electric motor shift to spur demand for rare earth neodymium:

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-metals-autos-neodymium-analysis/teslas-electric-motor-shift-to-spur-demand-for-rare-earth-neodymium-idUSKCN1GO28I?utm_source=reddit.com 

 
The 10th China Baotou Rare Earth Industry Forum 2018:

http://www.reht.com/sitefiles/services/cms/page.aspx?s=1&n=11&c=15876 

 
Rare Earths, China, Tariffs and the REMX:

https://seekingalpha.com/article/4208009-rare-earth-metals-re


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