The volcanic islands of the #Caribbean were once a major sources of sulfur from mines in calderas such as this one in #StLucia which prides itself as the world’s only drive in #volcano !

#Afghanistan hopes gem mining will boost its economy dw.com/en/afghanistan…

How can we make the proposed minerals deal with #Uktaine more viable ? Some ideas from ☮️ Saleem H. Ali for Forbes cc: ian bremmer forbes.com/sites/saleemal…

Today @nature published a letter by ☮️ Saleem H. Ali on why #ElonMusk should NOT be expelled from the The Royal Society despite justifiable anger at many of his actions. Here is a more detailed article on this matter linkedin.com/pulse/how-scie…

President Donald J. Trump is considering a minerals deal with #DRC #Congo - reflecting on lessons from America’s history in the region ☮️ Saleem H. Ali writing for Forbes cc : Google in Africa forbes.com/sites/saleemal…

#Recycling is not enough to make the world a greener place: Prospects for the circular economy - #ZeroWasteDay sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Resource substitutability path for #China's energy storage between #lithium and #vanadium sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Resource substitutability path for China’s energy storage between lithium and vanadium: iScience cell.com/iscience/fullt…

Costs have constrained diversification #criticalminerals International Energy Agency report

LFP and sodium ion batteries have their own supply diversification constraints

The U.S. Supreme Court's rare unity in a 8-0 verdict to limit the powers of the National Environmental Policy Act has a broader message as I suggest in latest piece for Forbes #SCOTUS Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ) forbes.com/sites/saleemal…

At least 50 people killed after #Sudan gold mine collapses trt.global/afrika-english…

There are now more than 400 #CriticalMinerals policies world-wide, but they need to be predicated in economic and geological data to be effective. Our latest piece for journal Global #Sustainability Global Sustainability cambridge.org/core/services/…

⁦ArcelorMittal⁩ pullout plunges German green steel in doubt dw.com/en/arcelormitt…

In a recent WSJ feature, UD’s ☮️ Saleem H. Ali helps explain how an internationally coordinated critical minerals system would stabilize supply chains and ensure that minerals serve the global energy transition over resource nationalism. wsj.com/articles/could…?

Visit to #SierraLeone - locally owned bauxite mine with Turkish investors less than two hours drive from Freetown had a community development forum that was quite revealing and hopeful as was the visit to the university and their efforts at circular economy projects

Our paper exploring complicated relationships between energy source for processing ubiquitous metal - #aluminum / and economic measures of productivity when we factor in carbon into the equations cc: Aluminum Association ALMAG Aluminum ICMM Daniel M Kammen sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Mount Isa smelter to get subsidy to continue operation abc.net.au/news/2025-10-0…

Recycling Rare Earth Minerals Can Address Military Demand via @forbes cc: Ellen MacArthur Foundation #CriticalMinerals forbes.com/sites/saleemal…