Trump signs critical mineral executive order to boost US production
- President Donald Trump signed an executive order on March 20 to increase U.S. Production of critical minerals, including uranium and copper.
- Trump stated that the U.S. Would soon sign a deal with Ukraine regarding its critical mineral resources to assist in peace negotiations.
- Both Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin tentatively agreed to a cease-fire during discussions with Trump.
- The U.S. Aims to boost production of rare earth minerals for advanced technologies.
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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.


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
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