A Federal Strategy To Ensure Secure and Reliable Supplies of Critical Minerals
Federal Government Orders Steps to Secure Critical Mineral Supplies
What it does
Agencies must identify critical minerals, improve data access, streamline permitting, and produce a national strategy to reduce import reliance.
Real-world impact
- Increases domestic exploration, mining, recycling, and reprocessing of key minerals.
- Improves miners' electronic access to topographic, geologic, and geophysical data.
- Streamlines leasing and permitting, potentially speeding development of mineral projects.
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Summary
This order directs the federal government to reduce reliance on imported critical minerals by identifying which minerals are critical and boosting domestic supply chains.
It requires publishing a list of critical minerals, improving electronic access to topographic, geologic, and geophysical data for miners, increasing exploration, mining, recycling, and reprocessing, and streamlining leasing and permitting. The goal is to protect the economy and national security, support jobs, and maintain technological leadership.
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