US EditionUS Expands Critical Minerals List to 60 Strategic Resources
- The U.S. Geological Survey updated its critical-minerals list by adding 10 minerals to total 60, replacing the 2022 critical-minerals list.
- Industry calls and policy aims converged to prompt the update as the resource industry pushed to add copper and potash, while President Donald Trump prioritized boosting domestic mineral supply.
- The update specifically added copper, silver and uranium, noting much U.S. potash comes from Canada, which supplies roughly 80 per cent of imports.
- The update reshapes investment and permitting incentives as the U.S. Geological Survey list guides mining investors, tax incentives and the Section 232 probe that could trigger tariffs.
- Geopolitical strains and import reliance shape the list's long-term significance as it includes 15 rare earth elements amid U.S.-China tensions, while copper imports from Chile, Peru and Canada cover almost half U.S. use and refining is centered in China.
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Is silver critical or not?
Depends on whom you ask Beijing made its move on October 26. Silver, along with tungsten and antimony, would now fall under strict export supervision starting November 2025. Not a quota. Not a tariff. Something much more surgical: every shipment will now need government approval. The self-reporting system? It’s gone. Washington is still deliberating. The US Geological Survey published their draft proposal back in August recommending silver join …
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