# Critical Minerals on The No Agenda Show Critical Minerals comes up in 4 chapters across 4 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from December 2024 to October 2025. - **Chapters:** 4 - **Episodes:** 4 - **Discussed:** December 2024 – October 2025 - **Related topics:** [China](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/china.md), [Africa](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/africa.md), [Angola](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/angola.md), [Apple](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/apple.md), [Australia](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/australia.md), [Black Sea](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/black-sea.md), [Cobalt](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cobalt.md), [Congo](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/congo.md), [Donald Trump](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/donald-trump.md), [Keir Starmer](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/keir-starmer.md) ## Chapters 1–4 of 4 ### Australia Critical Minerals Deal and Supply Chains - **Episode:** [1810: golfball](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1810-golfball.md) - **Published:** 2025-10-23 - **Time:** 52:45–57:50 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1810-golfball/chapter/australia-critical-minerals-deal-and-supply-chains.md Donald Trump and Anthony Albanese sign an $8.5 billion critical minerals agreement aimed at strengthening supply chains. The segment highlights Australia's rare earth processing efforts, including plants in Kalgoorlie and near Perth, and debates whether the United States can secure supply outside China. Keywords: [australia](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/australia.md), [donald trump](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/donald-trump.md), [critical minerals](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/critical-minerals.md), rare earths, linas ### UK-Ukraine 100-Year Deal, Critical Minerals Strategy - **Episode:** [1744: EULA for Ukraine](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1744-eula-for-ukraine.md) - **Published:** 2025-03-06 - **Time:** 54:11–57:33 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1744-eula-for-ukraine/chapter/uk-ukraine-100-year-deal-critical-minerals-strategy.md Retired Lieutenant Colonel Tony Schaefer revealed that the United Kingdom signed a 100-year security and economic deal with Ukraine on January 17, 2025. The treaty grants the UK preferential status for Ukraine's energy sector and critical minerals. This agreement complicates U.S. negotiations, as President Trump reportedly feels the U.S. is being asked for security guarantees for a deal already captured by Keir Starmer. Keywords: [keir starmer](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/keir-starmer.md), [tony schaefer](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/tony-schaefer.md), [critical minerals](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/critical-minerals.md), [black sea](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/black-sea.md), [maritime security](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/maritime-security.md) ### Critical Minerals and Congo Slave Labor - **Episode:** [1724: Boomer Mode](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1724-boomer-mode.md) - **Published:** 2024-12-26 - **Time:** 2:02:55–2:05:59 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1724-boomer-mode/chapter/critical-minerals-and-congo-slave-labor.md A congressional committee report highlights U.S. dependence on China for critical minerals like cobalt and manganese. The hosts discuss allegations of slave labor in the Democratic Republic of Congo and how these minerals end up in Apple products. They suggest the focus on Congo may be a way to target Apple. Keywords: [critical minerals](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/critical-minerals.md), [china](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/china.md), [congo](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/congo.md), [apple](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/apple.md), [semiconductors](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/semiconductors.md), [cobalt](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cobalt.md) ### Biden Promotes Trans-Africa Rail Corridor in Angola - **Episode:** [1718: On The Fritz](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1718-on-the-fritz.md) - **Published:** 2024-12-05 - **Time:** 51:39–55:47 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1718-on-the-fritz/chapter/biden-promotes-trans-africa-rail-corridor-in-angola.md During his final overseas trip to Angola, President Biden promoted the Trans-Africa Corridor, a massive rail project designed to transport critical minerals from Central Africa to the coast. The $600 billion infrastructure initiative is a strategic effort to counter Chinese and Russian influence on the continent. Critics argue the project was framed as a climate change initiative in the media to obscure its primary geopolitical and resource-extraction goals. Keywords: [angola](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/angola.md), [africa](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/africa.md), rail corridor, [critical minerals](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/critical-minerals.md), [china](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/china.md) --- This is the markdown version of a page on The No Agenda Show for AI agents. 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