US EditionU.S. Interior Department Proposes Adding Copper to Critical Minerals List
The 2025 draft list includes six new minerals and introduces risk-based categories to guide investments and reduce reliance on foreign sources, US Geological Survey said.
- On Monday, the Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior, released a draft proposing copper, silicon, potash, silver, lead, and rhenium be added to the critical minerals list for 2025, removing tellurium and arsenic.
- Under the Energy Act of 2020, the three-year update follows the 2022 version and uses a new USGS methodology assessing economic fallout, expanding the list to 54 minerals.
- DOE's NOFO offers targeted funding, including $50 million, $135 million, $500 million for refining, recovery, and processing, plus $40 million through ARPA-E's RECOVER program to extract minerals from wastewater.
- The change could make projects eligible for federal funding and streamlined permitting, the Bipartisan Policy Center said, noting minerals-based industries contributed over $4 trillion to the U.S. economy in 2024.
- Debate continues over met coal and uranium after 30 days of public comment, potash was added following concerns about trade risks from major suppliers, while tellurium and arsenic were removed due to changed production data.
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Denver GazetteUS Interior Department proposes adding copper to critical minerals list
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. on Monday proposed adding copper and potash among others to the draft critical minerals list for 2025, for their importance to the economy and national security.
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