{"id":2966,"date":"2025-10-10T00:00:38","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T00:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wallstreetendeavor.com\/?p=2966"},"modified":"2025-10-10T08:01:48","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T08:01:48","slug":"dods-250m-fluorspar-contract-proves-domestic-push-was-inevitable-ares-sole-player","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wallstreetendeavor.com\/de\/investing\/dods-250m-fluorspar-contract-proves-domestic-push-was-inevitable-ares-sole-player\/","title":{"rendered":"DoD\u2019s $250M Fluorspar Contract Proves Domestic Push Was Inevitable, ARES Sole Player"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Don\u2019t say we didn\u2019t tell you so. <a href=\"https:\/\/wallstreetendeavor.com\/de\/mining\/top-tip-mining-multibagger-ready-to-run\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Endeavor picked this hot tips months ago<\/span><\/a> and if you have bought, you\u2019re welcome &#8211; we love this company and are confident there\u2019s plenty more room for growth.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sam.gov\/workspace\/contract\/opp\/e12226a986464110ae24dc322ff06b19\/view\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The Defense Logistics Agency\u2019s $250 million, five-year acid-grade fluorspar contract (SP8000-25-R-0020)<\/span><\/a>, now closed for bids, has lit a fire under the U.S.\u2019s thin roster of domestic suppliers and we saw this coming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fluorspar, critical for semiconductors, nuclear fuel, and aerospace alloys, has long been a supply chain Achilles\u2019 heel, with China dominating global output. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Pentagon\u2019s move to stockpile via deliveries to Hawthorne Army Depot isn\u2019t just routine; it\u2019s a wake-up call for onshoring critical minerals, and companies like Ares Strategic Mining Inc. are right in the fray.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With proposals in by October 3, only a handful of U.S. players\u2014think ARES and a few others scratching out capacity in places like the Rockies\u2014can realistically meet the DLA\u2019s stringent specs. We\u2019ve been saying for years that domestic fluorspar was poised for a comeback, and this contract, with its $2 million minimum guarantee, proves it. These firms, battling regulatory mazes and high capex, are now eyeing a rare shot at stable Pentagon contracts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aresmining.com\/investor-home\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Ares Strategic Mining<\/span><\/a>, with its Utah-based Lost Sheep project, is among the only ones ready to capitalize. The writing\u2019s on the wall: domestic fluorspar\u2019s moment has arrived, just as predicted.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Disclaimer: Wall Street Endeavor are proud to own shares in this featured company.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Don\u2019t say we didn\u2019t tell you so. Endeavor picked this hot tips months ago and if you have bought, you\u2019re welcome &#8211; we love this company and are confident there\u2019s plenty more room for growth. The Defense Logistics Agency\u2019s $250 million, five-year acid-grade fluorspar contract (SP8000-25-R-0020), now closed for bids, has lit a fire under [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2709,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[29,50,49,8,58,16,51,17,47,63],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2966","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-critical-minerals","category-mining-general","category-mining-industry","category-investing","category-latest-us-stock-market-news","category-mining","category-mining-investments","category-precious-metals","category-software","category-worthy-endeavors"],"acf":{"featured_video_oembed":"","featured_post_summary":"","post_source":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wallstreetendeavor.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2966","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wallstreetendeavor.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wallstreetendeavor.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wallstreetendeavor.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wallstreetendeavor.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2966"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/wallstreetendeavor.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2966\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2987,"href":"https:\/\/wallstreetendeavor.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2966\/revisions\/2987"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wallstreetendeavor.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2709"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wallstreetendeavor.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2966"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wallstreetendeavor.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2966"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wallstreetendeavor.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2966"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}