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: 3.6 anxiety · 5.6 anger · 26.1 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 2026-08-20). Tone split: 0% of articles read distinctly negative, 20% distinctly positive.

In focus by country

• United States (337)
• China (127)
• India (115)
• Australia (82)
• Canada (61)
• Indonesia (39)
• Brazil (30)
• Japan (29)

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 -57.8%, reader interest -13.3%.

Top recent articles

1. Lindian closes in on Malawian rare earths production — smh.com.au
2. Lindian closes in on Malawian rare earths production — brisbanetimes.com.au
3. Lindian closes in on Malawian rare earths production — theage.com.au
4. "Heavy" Rare Earths Produced by Energy Fuels Qualified for Use by Largest Permanent Magnet Manufacturer in Japan - Mining Engineering Online — smenet.org
5. Landry fast tracks critical minerals environmental reviews — hometownregister.com
6. Landry fast tracks critical minerals environmental reviews — homenewshere.com
7. Canada's critical minerals challenge: Why processing may matter more than mining — digitaljournal.com
8. China Northern Rare Earth Group High-Tech Co., Ltd. Reports Rise In H1 Income — rttnews.com
9. American Rare Earths signs Novex MoU to advance U.S. rare earth metal production — proactiveinvestors.com
10. Penn State part of federal DOE program aimed at increasing grads in mining, critical minerals — wpsu.org
11. US steps in to fund African rare earths shunned by private money – Channel Africa — channelafrica.co.za
12. USA Rare Earth Aktie: Q2-Umsatz 5,82 Millionen verfehlt Konsens () — aktiencheck.de
13. United States Antimony Jumps 8% on $100M Buyback, USA Rare Earth Slips, MP Materials Holds Flat — 247wallst.com
14. Wildfires and a summer of extreme heat mean Andy Burnham cant stay quiet on climate any longer — theconversation.com
15. The Race for the Intelligence Economy Has Already Begun — wealthdaily.com
16. Africa Mineral Future Begins in School : WiM - Africa Advances NextGen Programmes – THISDAYLIVE — thisdaylive.com
17. Press Release — mining.com
18. Press Release — mining.com
19. Japan H1 dysprosium raw mineral imports plunge 82 %, underscoring reliance on China for rare - earth supplies : Chinese experts — globaltimes.cn
20. East Africa next chapter depends on mutual investment , not access — businessdailyafrica.com
21. ReElement Technologies Receives Air Permits for Marion , Indiana Rare Earth and Critical Mineral Refinery — californiatelegraph.com
22. ReElement Technologies Receives Air Permits for Marion , Indiana Rare Earth and Critical Mineral Refinery — hawaiitelegraph.com
23. Greater regulatory scrutiny no bar to mining mergers , bosses say — miningweekly.com
24. American Resources' ReElement wins air permit for Indiana rare earths plant — proactiveinvestors.com
25. ReElement Technologies Receives Air Permits for Marion , Indiana Rare Earth and Critical Mineral Refinery — tennesseedaily.com
26. BRICS Ministers Tie Energy Access to Climate Finance as India Drives Storage and Critical Minerals Cooperation — downtoearth.org.in
27. Türkiye ve Suriyeden Madencilik ve Enerjide Stratejik Mutabakat — haberler.com
28. Mkango Resources Limited Announces Exercise of warrants and correction of TVR — torontotelegraph.com
29. Enerji ve Tabii Kaynaklar Bakanı Bayraktar , Suriyede — uzmanpara.milliyet.com.tr
30. American Rare Earths Appoints Nick Lissolo as Chief Commercial Officer — manilatimes.net
31. American Resources Corporation: ReElement Technologies Receives Air Permits for Marion, Indiana Rare Earth and Critical Mineral Refinery — finanznachrichten.de
32. US rare earths producer Energy Fuels' terbium meets Japanese magnet maker qualification — miningweekly.com
33. "Heavy" Rare Earths Produced by Energy Fuels Qualified for Use by Largest Permanent Magnet Manufacturer in Japan — prnewswire.com
34. Canadian dollar strengthens on prospect of new trade deal with U . S . — theglobeandmail.com
35. Mining execs bought big in company stock days before Bears Ear cuts — hcn.org
36. Critical minerals: The case for copper - ESI-Africa.com — esi-africa.com
37. US DoE $162m to mining projects targeting critical minerals — mining-technology.com
38. Nalco Launches Pilot Plant to Advance Rare Earth Recovery in India — siliconindia.com
39. [ Reportage ] US looks to Korean experience to ease its critical mineral reliance on China — english.hani.co.kr
40. NALCO Collaborates with Research Institutes to Advance Industrial Residue Valorisation and Critical Mineral Recovery — orissadiary.com

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Frequently asked questions

How much news coverage is Critical Minerals receiving right now?

As of August 20, 2026, coverage matching this topic makes up 0.014% of all articles GDELT monitors worldwide, roughly 5 articles per day.

Is media coverage of Critical Minerals increasing or decreasing?

Coverage is down 57.8% 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 +1.61, which reads as neutral-to-positive. 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 two 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.