< Back to situations

[ORGANIZATION]

NioCorp Developments

Featured in 3 tracked stories · first seen

Situations

[QUIET] [BUSINESS] [CN] [US] [AU]

Rare earth supply dominance and diversification efforts

20 clusters · 57 sources · last updated

Latest: China rare earth suppliers halt shipments to US ahead of Xi-Trump summit

China continues to dominate rare-earth extraction and refining, supplying roughly 90% of global capacity. This concentration creates a strategic chokepoint for industries including humanoid robotics, electric vehicles, a

[QUIET] [BUSINESS] [AU] [US] [CA]

US drive for domestic and allied scandium supply

6 clusters · 31 sources · last updated

Latest: Clean TeQ Water wins A$5.4 million contract for Syerston Scandium Project

In early August 2026, Lockheed Martin began negotiating with U.S. and Canadian firms to secure scandium and germanium for defense applications, a move driven by President Donald Trump's executive order aimed at cutting r