Post by
Dariusz on Jan 10, 2022 4:07am
US Critical Minerals list being updated for 2021;
“The USGS’s critical minerals list provides vital information for industry, policymakers, economists and scientists on the most important minerals when it comes to U.S. supply chains,” said Tanya Trujillo, assistant secretary of the Interior for water and science. Under the Energy Act of 2020, a “critical mineral” is defined as a non-fuel mineral or mineral material essential to the economic or national security of the U.S., as well as the supply chain, which is vulnerable to disruption. Critical minerals are also characterized as serving an essential function in the manufacturing of a product, the absence of which would have significant consequences for the economic or national security". https://elkodaily.com/mining/usgs-extends-comments-on-critical-minerals-list/article_ec22a1c6-620a-59a2-a201-b993d6e56208.html