Saving the West: A Marshall Plan for Minerals (Part II)
Every funding deal, supply agreement, and construction contract over the coming months could draw more attention to the companies actually doing the building rather than to the mining itself.

Every funding deal, supply agreement, and construction contract over the coming months could draw more attention to the companies actually doing the building rather than to the mining itself.
By James Cooper,

Rare earths company Lynas announced stellar revenue numbers in last week’s quarterly results. And one detail behind the numbers stood out. Floor price agreements are becoming more common, driven by the US desire to increase non-China supply of key critical minerals.
By James Cooper,

Every funding deal, supply agreement, and construction contract over the coming months could draw more attention to the companies actually doing the building rather than to the mining itself.
By James Cooper,

Myanmar feeds China its Rare Earth Dominance, now the US is looking to disrupt the alliance
By James Cooper,

China’s stock market just sank into a bear market — its longest weekly losing streak on record — and junior miners are feeling the pain. But if you believe the commodity story is still intact, panic selling like this is exactly when the best opportunities appear. In this piece, I walk through my three-step process for finding value in a market everyone else has given up on.
By James Cooper,

The S&P 500 once fell nearly 48% in under two years. Gold, copper and oil still made money. Here is why that matters now.
By James Cooper,
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