Minerals, Metals & Mining -- Forum Explains Why These are a Big Deal

June 19, 2025--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--In a recent forum at Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy, "Minerals, Metals and Mining -- What the Public Needs to Know," various experts in the field talked about how these topics impact, well, lots of things. The discussions covered how rare earths and other critical minerals have become a major focus in the trade talks between the U.S., China and other countries; the "death" of the mining industry in the U.S. and ways to revive it, and the promise of deep sea mining, among other issues.