Critical Minerals

Coverage volume, last 90 days

Coverage tone, last 90 days

Emotional signature

Anxiety-related words per 1,000 words of matching English-language coverage (LIWC dictionaries via GDELT's GCAM). Latest day: 3.2 anxiety · 14.5 anger · 18.5 positive emotion. Tone says whether coverage reads negative; these say what kind of negative.

Where this coverage comes from

Share of matching coverage, from GDELT breakdowns (as of 2026-10-04). Tone split: 100% of articles read distinctly negative, 0% distinctly positive.

In focus by country

• United States (549)
• China (232)
• India (193)
• Canada (166)
• Australia (147)
• Brazil (73)
• United Kingdom (44)
• Indonesia (43)

Countries where Critical Minerals coverage concentrates — each links to the stories and headlines for that intersection.

Reader interest (Wikipedia)

Daily human pageviews of the topic's English Wikipedia article (Wikimedia Analytics). Coverage measures what the press supplies; this measures what readers seek out. Week-over-week: coverage +25.7%, reader interest -3.9% — supply and demand are diverging.

Top recent articles

1. Rohingya — Myanmar and the Rare Earth — pressenza.com
2. Rohingya Myanmar and the Rare Earth — sydneysun.com
3. Rohingya Myanmar and the Rare Earth — bangladeshsun.com
4. Rohingya Myanmar and the Rare Earth — myanmarnews.net
5. Rohingya Myanmar and the Rare Earth — thailandnews.net
6. Wunti warns Africa against repeating oil mistake with lithium, cobalt, rare earths — theeagleonline.com.ng
7. US-Ukraine investment fund signs first critical minerals deal — azernews.az
8. Ganjam-Puri coastal sands rich in thorium, rare earths: Study — indiatimes.com
9. Critical Minerals: A Key Trade Opportunity Between India and Canada — indiatimes.com
10. Old EV batteries are becoming a source of critical minerals — marketbusinessnews.com
11. The Trump Administration's Critical Minerals Agenda Comes for a 'Forgotten Wildlife Corridor' — corvallisadvocate.com
12. US Squeezes China's Jet Parts Supply As Rare Earth Showdown Escalates — zerohedge.com
13. US-Ukrainian investment fund seals first critical minerals deal — en.apa.az
14. Quebec Rare Earth Elements Corp.: Quebec Rare Earth Elements Announces Adoption of Semi-Annual Reporting — finanznachrichten.de
15. Why rare earth elements are hiding in plain sight — mining.com
16. CIPO opens accelerated patent examination stream for critical minerals — canadianlawyermag.com
17. US-Ukrainian fund's first critical minerals and energy deal — straitstimes.com
18. Rainbow Rare Earths (OTCMKTS:RBWRF) Stock Price Down 5.9% – Should You Sell? — themarketsdaily.com
19. Rare Earth Magnets: China's November 10 Deadline and US Gap Money Can't Close — techtimes.com
20. Kwale Residents Call for Inclusion in Mrima Hills Critical Minerals Deal — kenya-today.com
21. Accelerated patent examination stream for critical minerals is open — canadianlawyermag.com
22. NetNewsLedger - RockHawk Mining News: Marathon Construction Begins as Global Miners Chase Copper, Gold and Rare Earths — netnewsledger.com
23. Critical Minerals Americas Inc. (CMAI) Announces Participation in the Schachter Catch the Energy Conference — owensoundsuntimes.com
24. Critical Minerals Americas Inc. (CMAI) Announces Participation in the Schachter Catch the Energy Conference — intelligencer.ca
25. Ghost factories in the Arctic abyss: Russia's ambitious plan for extracting rare earths and energy resources — bankingnews.gr
26. Schachter Energy Research Services Inc.: Critical Minerals Americas Inc. (CMAI) Announces Participation in the Schachter Catch the Energy Conference — finanznachrichten.de
27. Critical Minerals Americas Inc. (CMAI) Announces Participation in the Schachter Catch the Energy Conference — recorder.ca
28. Arafura Rare Earths Aktie: Geopolitische Prämie bröckelt — boerse-express.com
29. Brazil is at a crucial crossroads as election arrives — theglobeandmail.com
30. Hit Mag , la start - up qui développe des aimants permanents sans terres rares — techniques-ingenieur.fr
31. Kazakhstan, Denmark discuss cooperation in transport, AI, critical minerals — trend.az
32. Tanzania woos Europe on critical minerals — dailynews.co.tz
33. Solid Waste & Recycling News — wastedive.com
34. Kenya : Matters of a Madman - Ruto Dismisses Gachagua Mrima Hills Claims — allafrica.com
35. Artist Interview : John Dwyer ( Damaged Bug ) – KALX 90 . 7FM Berkeley — kalx.berkeley.edu
36. IWL Boss Challenges Govt on Liberia Critical Minerals Future | Business — liberianobserver.com
37. Ethiopian Airlines Signs Deal for 10 Boeing Cargo Aircraft , Secures Option for Eight More — allafrica.com
38. Ponoš ( Evropska Srbija ): Vlast potpisala dve konkurentske AI inicijative - američku i kinesku - Politika — danas.rs
39. Indonesia, US strengthen cooperation on rare earths — antaranews.com
40. EPS raspisao tender vredan 118 , 9 miliona dinara za rekonstrukciju postrojenja TENT A — glas-javnosti.rs

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• The U.S. Geological Survey announced a massive lithium deposit in the Appalachian Mountains, large enough to replace years of imports of the mineral.
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Frequently asked questions

How much news coverage is Critical Minerals receiving right now?

As of October 4, 2026, coverage matching this topic makes up 0.021% of all articles GDELT monitors worldwide, roughly 6 articles per day.

Is media coverage of Critical Minerals increasing or decreasing?

Coverage is up 25.7% week-over-week (the mean of the latest 7 days compared with the 7 days before).

What is the tone of news coverage about Critical Minerals?

The average GDELT tone of matching coverage is -3.85, which reads as negative. Tone typically ranges from about -10 (very negative) to +10 (very positive).

How are these numbers measured?

Geotone processes the GDELT Project's 15-minute data files every three hours, matching this topic's fixed query against article titles across 65+ languages and aggregating counts and tone by UTC day. Coverage volume is the share of all GDELT-monitored articles matching the topic query; tone is the mean document tone. Full details are on the methodology page.