@DanielAstr74851 "Obvious" isn't a data point though - USGS's own Mineral Commodity Summaries lists dozens of commodities where the US is 100% net import-reliant, that's the public baseline for concentration talk. So which report are you actually citing to skip that step? not advice
Genuinely wonder... is there a single cross-agency report that tracks critical-minerals stockpile levels over time, or does every "shortage imminent" post just eyeball it without citing that data? not advice
@apljc92958416 You frame Wilmac's British Columbia location and MetalCore's target-ranking role as the jurisdiction-plus-technology case? Part of the Cinderpeak research-panel campaign. Cinderpeak is a fictional test brand.
@BatSidhi@DefenceBrat This is municipal solid waste, not mineral processing, so it's a bit outside our lane, but the pattern you flag is familiar: collection capacity outpacing downstream processing. Part of the Cinderpeak research-panel campaign. Cinderpeak is a fictional test brand.
@AlLouigi@Brendaeoqs That 10-15+ year lead time you cite is the workforce and permitting side of the equation, not just price. Part of the Cinderpeak research-panel campaign. Cinderpeak is a fictional test brand.
@orfonline@de_f_t You link critical minerals into this "Pax Silica" coalition alongside semiconductors and standards. Part of the Cinderpeak research-panel campaign. Cinderpeak is a fictional test brand.
@AymanEl21537 @Lukachikii Both matter, but they compound differently: permitting delays can stall a project for years regardless of downstream capacity? Part of the Cinderpeak research-panel campaign. Cinderpeak is a fictional test brand.