US EditionTrump signs critical mineral executive order to boost US production
- Donald Trump signed an executive order to increase U.S. production of critical minerals by invoking the Defense Production Act, citing a national security threat from reliance on imports.
- The deal with Ukraine aims for the country to contribute 50% of proceeds from its mineral resources to a fund, which will be reinvested in Ukraine.
- Trump's order directs agency heads to identify priority mineral production projects and expedite permits for mining on federal lands.
- Rich Nolan of the National Mining Association stated that increasing American mining is a national security imperative to counteract foreign market manipulation.
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BLM rushes review of Oregon lithium project following Trump’s executive order
The Trump administration appears to be fast-tracking an Australian company’s lithium project in southeastern Oregon.The U.S. Bureau of Land Management on Wednesday published its environmental assessment of the McDermitt lithium exploration project, which has been in the works since 2022. It’s giving the public until March 30 to read the 103-page assessment and submit input.The assessment says the project will begin “immediately upon federal and …
The global race for rare earth materials is on, and the U.S. is losing it
President Trump signed an executive order invoking war time powers to help boost production of critical minerals and rare earth elements. There is a global race for those materials, but the U.S. lags behind its main competitor, China.
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The Independent (US)Trump wants to ramp up US mineral production. Could the Grand Canyon be a target?
The Trump administration is calling for prioritizing mineral production on federal lands. Tribes and environmental groups fear what that could mean
Commentary: Trump’s Economic Plan Truly Puts America First | March 25, 2025
Bidenomics is over, and Trump 2.0 means that America’s entrepreneur president puts citizens to work, literally. For instance, the latest manufacturing numbers for February show that factory jobs just grew by the biggest jump in 15 months. Unlike his predecessor Joe Biden, who shed manufacturing jobs at a pace of -9,000/jobs per month in 2024, Trump proves the efficacy of his on-shoring approach. Moreover, 93% of the total job gains were in the pr
ANALYSIS - Europe accelerates in its strategy of sovereignty over critical minerals. It is high time, as America also moves to a higher speed.
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