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Department of the Interior releases draft 2025 List of Critical Minerals

Department of the Interior releases draft 2025 List of Critical Minerals

Interactive Atlas of Critical Minerals

Interactive Atlas of Critical Minerals

Who Collects the Nation’s Mineral Statistics? Meet the National Minerals Information Center

Who Collects the Nation’s Mineral Statistics? Meet the National Minerals Information Center

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Quantitative mineral resource assessment of lithium pegmatite deposits in the Appalachian Orogen, USA Quantitative mineral resource assessment of lithium pegmatite deposits in the Appalachian Orogen, USA

Lithium is classified as a U.S. critical mineral commodity, and its demand is projected to drastically increase through 2040, driven by electric vehicle production and energy storage applications (IEA 2021).Most global lithium production is not in the United States increasing vulnerability to a supply disruption. The U.S. Geological Survey is actively assessing domestic lithium deposits...
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Niki Wintzer, Joshua Rosera, Christopher S. Holm-Denoma, Dalton McCaffrey, Kelsey Elizabeth Crocker, Joshua Coyan, Graham Lederer

Understanding market sensitivity: Estimation of supply and demand elasticities for non-fuel minerals Understanding market sensitivity: Estimation of supply and demand elasticities for non-fuel minerals

In today’s rapidly changing economic landscape, understanding market responsiveness to price changes and the factors influencing commodity prices has become increasingly relevant. Price elasticities serve as indicators of how variations in market conditions affect supply and demand, providing insights into the sensitivity of commodity markets to price fluctuations. This paper presents a...
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Ensieh Shojaeddini, Elisa Alonso, Nedal Nassar, David Pineault, Sydney Allen, Jamie Brainard, Dalton McCaffrey, Timothy O'Brien, Abraham Padilla, John Ryter
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Methodology and technical input for the 2025 U.S. List of Critical Minerals—Assessing the potential effects of mineral commodity supply chain disruptions on the U.S. economy Methodology and technical input for the 2025 U.S. List of Critical Minerals—Assessing the potential effects of mineral commodity supply chain disruptions on the U.S. economy

The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the U.S. Geological Survey, is tasked by section 7002 (“Mineral Security”) of title VII (“Critical Minerals”) of the Energy Act of 2020 (Public Law 116–260, December 27, 2020, 116th Congress) with reviewing and revising the methodology used to evaluate mineral commodity supply risk and the U.S. List of Critical Minerals (LCM)...
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Nedal Nassar, David Pineault, Sydney Allen, Dalton McCaffrey, Abraham Padilla, Jamie Brainard, Mani Bayani, Ensieh Shojaeddini, John Ryter, Sara Lincoln, Elisa Alonso

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About the 2025 Draft List of Critical Minerals

"VSports最新版本" The process to develop the 2025 final List of Critical Minerals is underway. Check here for status updates, related publications, and more.
About the 2025 Draft List of Critical Minerals

About the 2025 Draft List of Critical Minerals

The process to develop the 2025 final List of Critical Minerals is underway. Check here for status updates, related publications, and more.
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What are Critical Minerals?

"V体育官网入口" Critical minerals are essential to the economy and national security of the Nation and have supply chains that are vulnerable to disruption. The USGS leads the Federal government in developing the List of Critical Minerals and provides crucial and rich information about critical mineral availability, supply chains, and economic impacts. The USGS uses a cross-sectoral and data-driven approach to...
What are Critical Minerals?

What are Critical Minerals?

Critical minerals are essential to the economy and national security of the Nation and have supply chains that are vulnerable to disruption. The USGS leads the Federal government in developing the List of Critical Minerals and provides crucial and rich information about critical mineral availability, supply chains, and economic impacts. The USGS uses a cross-sectoral and data-driven approach to...
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Mineral Resources Program Projects

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Mineral Resources Program Projects

Mineral Resources Program Projects

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