{
  "tracker": {
    "title": "US-Pakistan Critical Minerals Tracker",
    "slug": "us-pakistan-critical-minerals",
    "subtitle": "Agreements, shipments and investment in the minerals partnership between Pakistan and the United States.",
    "summary": "A sourced record of the agreements, shipments and investments that make up the US-Pakistan critical minerals partnership, updated as each development is confirmed.",
    "track": {
      "key": "trade",
      "label": "Trade & Economy"
    },
    "version": "1.0",
    "updated": "2026-10-04",
    "url": "https://cupa.org.pk/research/trackers/us-pakistan-critical-minerals",
    "downloads": {
      "csv": "https://cupa.org.pk/research/trackers/us-pakistan-critical-minerals.csv",
      "json": "https://cupa.org.pk/research/trackers/us-pakistan-critical-minerals.json"
    },
    "license": "CC BY 4.0",
    "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "publisher": "Center for US-Pakistan Affairs",
    "citation": "Center for US-Pakistan Affairs. (2026). US-Pakistan Critical Minerals Tracker (Version 1.0) [Data set]. Retrieved October 4, 2026, from https://cupa.org.pk/research/trackers/us-pakistan-critical-minerals"
  },
  "columns": [
    {
      "key": "date",
      "label": "Date",
      "type": "date"
    },
    {
      "key": "title",
      "label": "Development",
      "type": "text"
    },
    {
      "key": "parties",
      "label": "Parties",
      "type": "text"
    },
    {
      "key": "value",
      "label": "Value",
      "type": "money"
    },
    {
      "key": "status",
      "label": "Status",
      "type": "status"
    },
    {
      "key": "source",
      "label": "Source",
      "type": "link"
    }
  ],
  "entries": [
    {
      "id": 2,
      "date": "2025-10-02",
      "title": "First consignment of rare earths and critical minerals dispatched to USSM",
      "summary": "Pakistan dispatched its first consignment of rare earth elements and critical minerals to US Strategic Metals under the agreement. The shipment included antimony, copper concentrate, neodymium and praseodymium.",
      "status": "Delivered",
      "source": {
        "title": "Profit (Pakistan Today): Pakistan ships first batch of rare earth elements to US in $500 million deal",
        "url": "https://profit.pakistantoday.com.pk/2025/10/04/pakistan-ships-first-batch-of-rare-earth-elements-to-us-in-500-million-deal/"
      },
      "values": {
        "parties": "Pakistan; US Strategic Metals (USSM)",
        "value": null
      }
    },
    {
      "id": 1,
      "date": "2025-09-08",
      "title": "FWO and US Strategic Metals sign critical minerals MoU",
      "summary": "Pakistan's Frontier Works Organization (FWO) and US Strategic Metals (USSM) signed a memorandum of understanding on critical minerals. The first phase envisages investment of about USD 500 million, including a poly-metallic refinery.",
      "status": "Signed",
      "source": {
        "title": "Dawn: US metals company signs $500m MoU with Pakistan on critical minerals",
        "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/1940515"
      },
      "values": {
        "parties": "Frontier Works Organization (FWO); US Strategic Metals (USSM)",
        "value": "About USD 500 million (first phase)"
      }
    }
  ],
  "changelog": [
    {
      "version": "1.0",
      "date": "2026-10-04",
      "note": "Tracker launched with the first two confirmed developments."
    }
  ]
}