The World’s Mineral Powers Seize Their Moment
Resource-rich countries haven’t always benefited from extraction. Can this time be different?
US Defense Dept seeking to buy cobalt for first time in decades to stabilize supply chains. Up to 7,500 tons worth $500M being sought from 3 companies.
Resource-rich countries haven’t always benefited from extraction. Can this time be different?
For all of the U.S. leader’s efforts, Washington remains deeply vulnerable.
Resource-rich African countries have a rare opportunity to benefit or miss out as Washington actively redesigns the rules of global mineral access.
The US Export-Import Bank is preparing to close the first funding tranche of Project Vault, a public-private partnership establishing the US Strategic Critical Minerals Reserve.
This paper proposes a de-risking framework of policy interventions to provide the risk allocation, revenue certainty and delivery confidence required by mainstream private finance.