⛏️2025 Draft List of Critical Minerals and Its Business Impact
2025 Draft List of Critical Minerals
Summary
The United States remains heavily dependent on imports of certain mineral commodities that are vital to the Nation's economic and national security interests. This dependency has the potential to create strategic vulnerabilities arising from adverse foreign actions, pandemics, natural disasters, or other events that can disrupt the supply of critical minerals. The Department of the Interior (DOI) published Lists of Critical Minerals in 2018 \1\ and 2022.\2\ Section 7002 of the Energy Act of 2020 requires the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) on behalf of the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) to update the List of Critical Minerals every three years. This is a Notice of an opportunity to comment on the 2025 draft List of Critical Minerals.
Agencies
- Interior Department
- Geological Survey
Business Impact
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The regulation discusses the updating of the Critical Minerals List, which impacts industries reliant on these minerals. Businesses may need to assess and adapt to potential supply chain vulnerabilities linked to critical minerals defined in the draft, affecting compliance and market strategies.