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Trump continues push to expand domestic critical mineral production, refining
Ian Lange, associate professor, Economics and Business, is quoted. “If the problem was that we don't have the dirt, that would have been solved already,” said Lange. “It's a financial thing. It's an economic thing. China is a cartel; all their firms act together lower prices. Their goal isn't profit maximization.”
March 12, 2025
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Tensions grown between U.S. and Canada over tariffs
John Jechura, professor of Practice, Chemical and Biological Engineering, is quoted in this story examining the implications of new tariff's being placed on petroleum products from Canada. Jechura said that the tariffs make it possible Coloradans ....
March 9, 2025
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What to know about Ukraine’s critical minerals, and why trump wants them
Morgan Bazilian, director of the Payne Institute for Public Policy at Mines, is quoted in this article on Ukraine's critical minerals and rare earth elements. “The media and even parts of the administration are using the term incorrectly,” Bazilian says, referring to rare earth elements. “The point is that rare earths are not really and should not be the focus of any Ukraine deal. The country itself, I don’t believe, has ever produced rare earth.”
March 7, 2025