NTD Television April 9, 2013 A US based non-profit called the Strategic Materials Advisory Council warned the US Department of Defense on March 21 against stockpiling rare earth metals. Currently, China supplies about 95% of the rare earths market. The non-profit … Continue reading →

The Strategic Materials Advisory Council is spotlighted in the April 5, 2013 edition of Industrial Minerals TV, followed by an excellent analysis of Chinese rare earth elements in the Department of Defense supply chain. For more, click here. Note: The Strategic Materials … Continue reading →

By Shane Lasley Mining News Department of Defense reverses its public stance on rare earths, recommends building a US$130M stockpile of the strategic minerals About face; forward; march! The U.S. Department of Defense recently issued this order in the field of … Continue reading →

The Strategic Materials Advisory Council, an American lobby group, has cautioned the country’s Department of Defense (DoD) against stockpiling strategic and critical materials from China, calling the idea a “risky mitigation strategy.” The warning comes in the wake of the completion … Continue reading →

Mineweb, 25 Mar 2013 By Dorothy Kosich U.S. dependence on China for heavy rare earths used in military and civilian applications has the Department of Defense, Congress, and the Strategic Materials Council worried. The Strategic Mineral Advisory Council is encouraging the … Continue reading →

ProEdgeWire, March 22, 2013 By Alessandro Bruno The latest biannual “Strategic and Critical Materials 2013 Report on Stockpile Requirements” (‘The Report’) published by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) urges Washington to  accumulate $120.43 million worth of heavy rare earths … Continue reading →

Foreign Policy, March 22, 2013 By Gordon Lubold and Kevin Baron An industry advocacy group gives mixed reviews to DOD’s latest strategic materials report. Good for the Pentagon, says the Strategic Materials Advisory Council, for giving higher priority to rare earth … Continue reading →

Industrial Minerals, 22 March 2013 By Laura Syrett Government urged to develop US supply chain for strategic mineral security US lobbying group the Strategic Materials Advisory Council (SMAC) has cautioned the country’s Department of Defense (DoD) to avoid stockpiling strategic and … Continue reading →

Press Release, Strategic Materials Advisory Council Washington, DC – The Strategic Materials Advisory Council today cautioned the Department of Defense to avoid the risky mitigation strategy of stockpiling strategic and critical materials from China. The Department of Defense recently completed … Continue reading →

The Strategic Materials Advisory Council today responded to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States’ (CFIUS) ruling to allow Shanghai-based Wanxiang Group to acquire A123 Systems, an owner of 91 patents for sensitive military and space battery technology. … Continue reading →