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66 of 66 events

EU

Commission Decision recognising 46 critical raw material projects in the EU as Strategic Projects under the Critical Raw Materials Act

Unclear
Supply-chain security measure
Official framing not yet coded
JP

Certification of Japan New Metals' critical-minerals supply-assurance plan for tungsten under the Economic Security Promotion Act

Active
Supply-chain security measureFunding or subsidy
Official framing not yet coded
GB

National Wealth Fund backs Tungsten West to unlock critical UK tungsten supply

Active
Funding or subsidy
National security
JP

Certification of Santoku's critical-minerals supply-assurance plan for rare earths under the Economic Security Promotion Act

Active
Supply-chain security measureFunding or subsidy
Official framing not yet coded
JP

Establishment of a Special Purpose Company for Heavy Rare Earth Development in the Republic of Namibia and Investment by JOGMEC

Active
Funding or subsidy
Supply-chain resilience
CA

Canada Growth Fund and Teck strategic investment framework for Trail strategic metals expansion

Active
Funding or subsidy
National securityEconomic securitySupply-chain resilience
US

EXIM final approval of project finance for the Stibnite Gold Project

Active
Funding or subsidySupply-chain security measure
National securitySupply-chain resilience
JP

Certification of Shin-Etsu Chemical's critical-minerals supply-assurance plan for rare earths under the Economic Security Promotion Act

Active
Supply-chain security measureFunding or subsidy
Official framing not yet coded
JP

Certification of Allied Material's critical-minerals supply-assurance plan for tungsten under the Economic Security Promotion Act

Active
Supply-chain security measureFunding or subsidy
Economic securitySupply-chain resilience
US

Department of War DPA support for United States Antimony Corporation

Active
Funding or subsidySupply-chain security measure
National securitySupply-chain resilience
CA

Government of Canada invests to unlock Canada’s critical minerals advantage (PDAC 2026 funding announcement)

Active
Funding or subsidy
Official framing not yet coded
CA

Canada announces second round of Critical Minerals Production Alliance partnerships and investments

Active
Funding or subsidySupply-chain security measure
Official framing not yet coded
US

Commerce's CHIPS Program letter of intent with USA Rare Earth, and the funding and loan guarantee agreements that followed

Active
Funding or subsidy
Supply-chain resilience
CA

Canada Growth Fund invests US$25 million in Cyclic Materials to strengthen Canada’s rare-earth supply chain

Active
Funding or subsidySupply-chain security measure
Official framing not yet coded
US

Adjusting Imports of Processed Critical Minerals and Their Derivative Products Into The United States

In force
Trade action
National securitySupply-chain resilience
AU

Critical Minerals Strategic Reserve — initial minerals

Active
StockpilingOfftake agreement
Economic security
US

Department of War DPA investment in 5N+ germanium recovery and refining

Active
Funding or subsidySupply-chain security measure
National securitySupply-chain resilience
EU

RESourceEU Action Plan: Accelerating our critical raw materials strategy to adapt to a new reality

Active
Funding or subsidyStockpilingSupply-chain security measure
Economic securitySupply-chain resilience
GB

Vision 2035: Critical Minerals Strategy

In force
Critical-mineral designationSupply-chain security measureFunding or subsidy
Economic securitySupply-chain resilience
US

Office of Strategic Capital Agrees to Joint $700M Conditional Loan Commitment with Vulcan Elements and ReElement Technologies

Active
Funding or subsidy
National securitySupply-chain resilience
CN

MOFCOM & GACC Announcement No. 70 of 2025: decision suspending Announcements Nos. 55, 56, 57, 58, 61 and 62 of 2025 (to 10 November 2026)

Active
Export controlTrade action
Leverage / retaliation
US

Final 2025 List of Critical Minerals

In force
Critical-mineral designation
Economic securitySupply-chain resilience
CA

Canada unlocks 26 new investments and partnerships with 9 allied countries to secure critical minerals supply chains (G7 Critical Minerals Production Alliance, first round)

Active
Funding or subsidyOfftake agreementSupply-chain security measure
Supply-chain resilienceAllied coordination
AU

United States–Australia Framework for Securing of Supply in the Mining and Processing of Critical Minerals and Rare Earths

Active
Funding or subsidyOfftake agreementSupply-chain security measure
Supply-chain resilienceAllied coordination
CN

MOFCOM Announcement No. 61 of 2025: decision to implement export controls on relevant rare-earth items located outside China

Suspended
Export controlDual-use license
National securityCompliance modernization
CN

MOFCOM & GACC Announcement No. 56 of 2025: decision to implement export controls on certain rare-earth equipment and raw and auxiliary material items

Suspended
Export controlDual-use license
National securityCompliance modernization
CN

MOFCOM & GACC Announcement No. 57 of 2025: decision to implement export controls on certain medium and heavy rare earth items

Suspended
Export controlDual-use license
National securityCompliance modernization
CN

MOFCOM & GACC Announcement No. 58 of 2025: decision to implement export controls on lithium battery and artificial graphite anode material items

Suspended
Export controlDual-use license
National securityCompliance modernization
CN

MOFCOM Announcement No. 62 of 2025: decision to implement export controls on rare-earth-related technologies

Suspended
Export controlDual-use license
National security
US

Department of War DPA support for Alaska Range Resources' integrated antimony supply chain

Active
Funding or subsidySupply-chain security measure
National securitySupply-chain resilience
CA

FedDev Ontario contribution agreement 1019177 with Cyclic Materials

Active
Funding or subsidy
Official framing not yet coded
US

DoD–MP Materials public-private partnership for rare earth magnet supply

Active
Funding or subsidyOfftake agreementStockpiling
National security
EU

Commission Decision recognising 13 critical raw material projects in third countries and overseas countries or territories as Strategic Projects under the Critical Raw Materials Act

In force
Supply-chain security measure
Economic securitySupply-chain resilience
CN

National Export Control Coordination Mechanism Office deploys special campaign against smuggling and illegal export of strategic minerals

Active
Customs enforcementExport control
National security
US

Ensuring National Security and Economic Resilience Through Section 232 Actions on Processed Critical Minerals and Derivative Products

In force
Trade actionSupply-chain security measure
National securityEconomic securitySupply-chain resilience
CN

MOFCOM & GACC Announcement No. 18 of 2025: export controls on certain medium and heavy rare-earth-related items

Active
Export controlDual-use license
National securityCompliance modernization
EU

Commission Decision recognising 47 critical raw material projects in the EU as Strategic Projects under the Critical Raw Materials Act

In force
Supply-chain security measure
Supply-chain resilience
US

Immediate Measures To Increase American Mineral Production

In force
Funding or subsidySupply-chain security measure
National securityEconomic security
AU

Future Made in Australia (Production Tax Credits and Other Measures) Act 2025

In force
Funding or subsidy
Economic securitySupply-chain resilience
CN

MOFCOM/GACC Announcement No. 10 of 2025 on export controls on tungsten and related items

Active
Export controlDual-use license
National securityCompliance modernization
IN

National Critical Mineral Mission

In force
Funding or subsidyStockpiling
Economic securitySupply-chain resilience
US

DOE closes $996 million loan guarantee for Rhyolite Ridge lithium processing

Active
Funding or subsidySupply-chain security measure
Official framing not yet coded
US

Active Anode Material From the People's Republic of China: antidumping and countervailing duty investigations

Ended
Trade action
Official framing not yet coded
CN

MOFCOM Announcement No. 46 of 2024 on strengthening export controls of dual-use items to the United States

Active
Export controlCountermeasureTrade action
National securityCompliance modernization
US

DOE closes ATVM loan for Thacker Pass lithium processing facilities

Active
Funding or subsidySupply-chain security measure
Official framing not yet coded
CN

Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Export Control of Dual-Use Items

In force
Export controlDual-use license
National securityCompliance modernization
CA

Government of Canada Supporting Critical Minerals Processing in Kingston

Active
Funding or subsidy
Supply-chain resilience
EU

Finland: EU and Sibanye-Stillwater, through its Keliber lithium project, join forces in €150 million deal to improve EU access to and resilience in battery materials

Active
Funding or subsidy
Official framing not yet coded
CN

MOFCOM/GACC Announcement No. 33 of 2024 on export controls on antimony and related items

Active
Export controlDual-use license
National securityCompliance modernization
CA

Government of Canada Invests Over $9 Million to Enable Made-in-Canada Lithium Battery Supply Chain in British Columbia

Active
Funding or subsidy
Official framing not yet coded
CN

Regulations on Rare Earth Administration

In force
Supply-chain security measureStockpilingCatalogue listing
National securityEconomic securityResource & environment
EU

Regulation (EU) 2024/1252 establishing a framework for ensuring a secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials (Critical Raw Materials Act)

In force
Supply-chain security measureCritical-mineral designationFunding or subsidy
Economic securitySupply-chain resilience
US

DoD DPA support for 5N+ space-qualified germanium substrate capacity

Active
Funding or subsidySupply-chain security measure
National securitySupply-chain resilience
CN

MOFCOM/GACC Announcement No. 39 of 2023 on graphite export control measures

Active
Export controlDual-use license
National security
US

Army-backed antimony trisulfide pilot and process-development agreement with Perpetua

Active
Funding or subsidySupply-chain security measure
National securitySupply-chain resilience
CN

MOFCOM/GACC Announcement No. 23 of 2023 on export controls on gallium- and germanium-related items

Active
Export controlDual-use license
National security
JP

JARE additional equity investment in Lynas and heavy rare earth offtake

Active
Funding or subsidyOfftake agreement
Supply-chain resilience
US

DoD Defense Production Act support for Perpetua's Stibnite antimony project

Ended
Funding or subsidySupply-chain security measure
National securitySupply-chain resilience
CA

The Canadian Critical Minerals Strategy

In force
Funding or subsidyCritical-mineral designation
Economic securitySupply-chain resilienceAllied coordination
CA

ICA divestiture order — three foreign investors in critical-mineral firms

Active
Investment screening
National security
GB

Resilience for the Future: The United Kingdom's Critical Minerals Strategy

Superseded
Critical-mineral designationSupply-chain security measure
Supply-chain resilienceAllied coordination
JP

Act on the Promotion of Ensuring National Security through Integrated Implementation of Economic Measures

In force
Supply-chain security measureFunding or subsidy
National securityEconomic security
US

2022 Final List of Critical Minerals

Superseded
Critical-mineral designation
Compliance modernization
CN

Export Control Law of the People's Republic of China

In force
Export controlDual-use license
National securityCompliance modernization
US

Addressing the Threat to the Domestic Supply Chain From Reliance on Critical Minerals From Foreign Adversaries and Supporting the Domestic Mining and Processing Industries

In force
Supply-chain security measureCritical-mineral designation
National securityEconomic securityLeverage / retaliation
US

Final List of Critical Minerals 2018

Superseded
Critical-mineral designation
Economic securitySupply-chain resilience

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