By capturing sites that produce roughly half of the world's heavy rare earths, the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) rebels have been able to throttle the supply of minerals used in wind turbines and electric vehicles.
Donald Trump's executive order on boosting domestic minerals production is intended to blast a path through the thicket of mine permitting in the United States.
An earn-in venture with Glencore that’s set to close later this year will give Nuvau Minerals control of the historical Matagami Mining Camp in Quebec.