Senate Bill Would Solidify Phosphate, Potash as Critical Minerals

The Fertilizer Institute (TFI) praised the U.S. Senate for introducing bipartisan legislation to include phosphate and potash on the final list of critical minerals of the Department of the Interior. Introduced by Sens. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), and Rick Scott (R-Fla.), the legislation will recognize the importance of ensuring…

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Critical Minerals Expertise Makes Missouri S&T a Top Tech Hub

Missouri University of Science and Technology’s expertise in critical minerals and materials research has led to its selection as one of 31 Regional Innovation and Technology Hubs (Tech Hubs) funded through the CHIPS and Science Act. The 31 hubs were announced Oct. 23. The Tech Hub Program, administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA), focuses on…

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Missouri S&T Hosts National Discussion on Critical Minerals Crisis

For more than 150 years, Missouri University of Science and Technology (S&T) has been a leader in the field of mineral recovery, and that continued to be the case last week when the university hosted the third annual Resilient Supply of Critical Minerals national workshop. The workshop, which was held Aug. 9-10 and funded by the National Science Foundation, brought…

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