Could Trump use wartime emergency law to boost Montana metals mining, curtail Russian imports?

Could Trump use wartime emergency law to boost Montana metals mining, curtail Russian imports?

President Donald Trump invoked a wartime and emergency law in March to bolster critical materials and rare earth metals mining production in the U.S.

Could Trump use wartime emergency law to boost Montana metals mining, curtail Russian imports? – by Mike Sunnucks (Fairfield Sun Times – May 12, 2025)

https://www.fairfieldsuntimes.com/ President Donald Trump invoked a wartime and emergency law in March to bolster critical materials and rare-earth metals mining production in the U.S. “The Defense Production Act (DPA) will be used to expand domestic mineral production capacity,” reads the order, referring to the federal law that was established during the Korean War, invoked during ...