35 critical minerals was released on February 16, 2018 "As Visual Capitalist's Jeff Desjardins points out, according to the U.S. government, these are all minerals that are deemed critical to both the economic and national security of the country.
The draft list of 35 critical minerals was released on February 16, 2018 as the result of President Trump’s Executive Order 13817, which asked the U.S. Department of the Interior and the Secretary of Defense to publish a list of mineral commodities that are vital to U.S. interests."
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-03-05/these-35-minerals-are-absolutely-critical-us-security
