The U.S. Interior Department is taking steps to recover above-ground critical minerals from existing and abandoned mine waste to bolster domestic supplies.

U.S. defense manufacturers are grappling with delays and soaring costs as China tightens export restrictions on critical minerals, further complicating efforts to decouple supply chains amid rising geopolitical tensions,

Beijing’s tightened controls are a sign of the leverage it has over the U.S. military supply chain. Read Full Article ⟶