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25 dossiersThe Antimony Bottleneck Just Got a Domestic Solution
USAS and UAMY form a 51/49 JV to build an antimony processing plant in Idaho’s Silver Valley, converting Galena output into finished U.S. material. With 561k lbs of antimony in 2025 concentrate and missile production scaling, processing becomes the control point.
Critical Minerals Are Now Defense Inputs, Not Commodities
On Jan 14, 2026, the U.S. quietly shifted defense readiness upstream by tightening imports of processed critical minerals and derivative components. This isn’t a weapons ban but a supply-chain sovereignty move. Control materials, control production speed, priority, and power.
Silver Goes Critical: USGS Recommends Silver Added to 2025 U.S. Critical Minerals List
USGS concludes that silver should be added to the 2025 Critical Minerals list (alongside several other commodities) based on their quantified economic risk framework.
Greenland’s Subtle Rebellion: Turning from the U.S. and EU Toward China for Mineral Partnerships
Greenland secures a major EU-backed mining deal, sidelining U.S. ambitions and opening the door to deeper ties with China as global powers race for Arctic critical minerals.
Mineral Sovereignty: Canada’s Strategic Control of Tomorrow’s Supply Chains
Canada is dominating the global race for critical minerals while the U.S. scrambles to catch up. From the Ring of Fire to national stockpiles, this is how Canada is securing the future of EVs, defense tech, and energy systems - one mine at a time.
US vs China Critical Minerals Push: The Deep-Sea Arms Race Fueling War Machines
China’s grip on critical minerals is cracking. America’s diving into the deep sea for cobalt, silver, and war fuel metals. Trump’s mining order triggers a seabed arms race. This isn’t green energy-it’s battlefield logistics underwater.
The AIRCAT Bengal MC: America's AI Warship and the Silver-Soaked Future of Naval Power
The AIRCAT Bengal MC is a 44-ton AI-driven warship powered by silver-heavy systems—sensors, batteries, circuits. Built for speed and autonomy, it’s redefining naval warfare and draining global silver supplies fast. Welcome to the Fourth Industrial War.
US-China Tariffs and the Fourth Industrial Revolution: Is The Great Reset Already Here?
The US-China tariff war isn’t just trade drama—it’s the demolition of globalism. From AI to silver and rare earths, this is Schwab’s Fourth Industrial Revolution in real time. Economic decoupling is the reset. And you’re already living through it.
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