Mining & Critical Minerals

Companies and projects engaged in the extraction and processing of metals and minerals — including copper, cobalt, gallium, germanium, and other materials designated critical to defense and industrial supply chains under the Defense Production Act.

Actions involving organizations in this sector, players affiliated with them, or sector-wide benefits.

• Government ActionBeneficiary

  October 2025
  Trump approves Ambler Road across Alaska wilderness for critical-minerals access

  Approves road access to the Ambler Mining District, opening copper, cobalt, gallium, and germanium deposits to the mining and critical-minerals industry.

• Government ActionBeneficiary

  January 2025
  Trump order directs agencies to rescind energy-burdening regulations

  Names critical minerals among the resources whose development rules agencies must clear, easing the regulatory load for the mining and critical-minerals industry.

• Climate Policy Rollback
• Deregulation
• Federal Lands Giveaways
• Fossil Fuel Deregulation