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US Department of the Interior Launches Effort to Unlock Critical Minerals from Mine Waste
At Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum’s direction, the Department of the Interior is taking decisive steps to recover critical minerals essential to America’s economic strength, national defense, and energy future from mine waste, coal refuse, tailings and abandoned uranium mines. This effort aligns with President Trump’s Executive Order on Immediate Measures to Increase American Mineral Production and underscores the Administration’s commitment to securing domestic supply chains and reducing reliance on foreign sources. “By unlocking the potential of our mine waste, we are not only recovering valuable ... (full story)