RAPID CITY, South Dakota, July 17 -- The South Dakota School of Mines and Technology issued the following news release: The demand for critical minerals, the building blocks for modern technologies like clean energy and B-21 bombers, is skyrocketing. Yet, the nation's supply falls dramatically short of filling this demand. Along with a declining workforce, the mineral industry faces significant global challenges. South Dakota Mines, however, is taking the lead in being part of the solution. T  more