May 12, 2026 | Exploration, News
The United States has a problem it can no longer ignore. It is fully import-dependent for 12 critical minerals and relies on foreign sources for more than 50 percent of an additional 29 — minerals that underpin everything from F-35 radar systems and Tomahawk cruise...
May 12, 2026 | Exploration, News
The USGS used probability-weighted GDP loss modeling across 1,200+ trade disruption scenarios to derive this ranking. The top 10 mineral commodities, in descending order by estimated probability-weighted impact of supply disruptions on the U.S. economy, are samarium,...