Alaska could be KEY to breaking China’s critical mineral grip
Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, discusses his state’s role in the critical mineral mining race on ‘The Bottom Line.’
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America’s Forgotten Copper Reserve: The Upper Peninsula’s Ancient Treasure
For more than 6,000 years, the shores of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula have produced one of civilization’s most valuable resources. Long before Rome, before the Bronze Age reached its peak, and long before Europeans set foot in North America, Indigenous miners were extracting native copper from the Keweenaw Peninsula and Isle Royale. That same metal helped electrify America during the Industrial Revolution and today powers everything from smartphones and AI data centers to electric vehicles and military technology. The richest deposits may be gone, but the story isn’t over—Michigan’s remaining copper could prove to be one of America’s most important strategic resources for the next century.
Rare-Earths; Reason For Our Long Stay in Afghanistan
The mastermind behind the 911 attacks was dead, avenging the horrific loss of 2,977 American lives lost on 911. That would be the cue for the US to pull up tent pegs in Afghanistan. Or was it? $3 Trillion? Wait? When did we know about these rare-earths?