Minerals are deemed “critical” based on their importance to U.S. economic or national security, supply chain vulnerabilities, and essential role in manufacturing. The comment period provides ...

The US Department of the Interior (DoI), through the US Geological Survey (USGS), has released the draft 2025 List of Critical Minerals along with a report detailing a new framework for evaluating how ...

The fertilizer industry and a raft of farm groups are backing legislation that would add phosphate and potash to the list of minerals considered “critical” to U.S. national security, arguing that too ...

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has finalized its List of Critical Minerals for 2025, updating its 2022 list. The list of 60 minerals features 10 new minerals, including copper for the first time.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Nov. 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Apollo Silver Corp. (APGO:CA) (“Apollo Silver” or the “Company”) (TSX.V:APGO, OTCQB:APGOF, Frankfurt:6ZF) is pleased to announce that the ...

Silver prices have surged to record highs, breaking above US$90, but Canada does not classify the metal as critical, a stance ...

Commodity groups, ag trade associations and private companies appealed to administration officials on Thursday to designate key fertilizer and herbicide inputs as “critical minerals” to shore up ...

On Nov. 7, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) finalized its 2025 Critical Minerals List. The final list includes all 50 minerals that appeared on the 2022 Critical Minerals List, plus 10 new ...

The Department of the Interior has expanded its list of critical minerals to include copper, coal, and other resources, meaning they will be eligible for funding and streamlined permitting. The move ...