United States of America

• 2026-07-30 · export control

  DPA section 101 determination on recoverable critical minerals and materials (scrap, black mass, end-of-life magnets)

  Signed 30 July 2026. It finds recoverable critical minerals and materials scarce and critical to national defence. These include black mass, end-of-life rare-earth permanent magnets, swarf and other critical-mineral scrap, but not copper scrap. Commerce is authorised to act under DPA section 101; the White House fact sheet says this includes export restrictions.

  Source: Executive Office of the President (Federal Register)

• 2026-07-20 · ban

  Executive Order 14415: restricting waivers for covered materials in defense acquisition (10 U.S.C. 4872)

  Signed 20 July 2026. From 1 January 2027, the Department of War will stop issuing waivers under 10 U.S.C. 4872 for buying covered materials from restricted sources, unless the contractor has an approved mitigation plan. The EO does not affect Project Vault.

  Source: The White House

• 2026-04-24 · agreement

  EU–US memorandum of understanding on a strategic partnership on critical minerals and Critical Minerals Action Plan

  Signed on 24 April 2026 (signature date). The MoU covers cooperation across the value chain. An accompanying trade Action Plan explores possible instruments such as border-adjusted price floors, standards-based markets, offtake agreements and coordination on stockpiling.

  Source: European Commission

• 2026-02-17 · trade measure

  Antidumping and countervailing duty final determinations on Chinese active anode material (graphite)

  On 17 February 2026, Commerce published final affirmative determinations: active anode material from China was sold in the US at less than fair value and was subsidised. Cash deposits apply under AD/CVD procedures, subject to the ITC injury determination. Classed as export_control because the tracker has no import-measure type.

  Source: International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce (Federal Register)

• 2026-02-02 · stockpile

  Project Vault: US Strategic Critical Minerals Reserve

  Announced on 2 February 2026 as an independently governed public-private partnership to store critical raw materials for US manufacturers in facilities across the United States. The EXIM Board approved a direct loan of up to $10 billion that day.

  Source: Export-Import Bank of the United States

• 2026-01-14 · trade measure

  Proclamation 11001: Section 232 action on processed critical minerals and derivative products

  Signed 14 January 2026. The President agreed with Commerce's finding that these imports threaten to impair national security. He directed Commerce and USTR to negotiate agreements with trading partners, considering price floors and other measures. Minimum import prices or other remedies may follow depending on the negotiations; no tariff was imposed.

  Source: Executive Office of the President (Federal Register)

• 2025-10-27 · agreement

  US–Japan Framework for Securing the Supply of Critical Minerals and Rare Earths

  Dated 27 October 2025 (signature date). Both governments intend to mobilise support for mining and processing projects, coordinate financing and trade measures, and consider a mutually complementary stockpiling arrangement using their existing national systems.

  Source: The White House

• 2025-09-30 · incentive

  Termination of the 30D new clean vehicle credit (and its critical minerals requirement)

  Under Public Law 119-21 (sections 70501–70503), the 30D new clean vehicle credit, including its critical-minerals sourcing condition, is not allowed for vehicles acquired after 30 September 2025. The 25E and 45W credits end on the same date. The date shown is the last day of eligibility.

  Source: Internal Revenue Service

• 2025-07-04 · incentive

  Public Law 119-21 (2025): phase-out of 45X credit for applicable critical minerals

  Enacted 4 July 2025. The 45X credit for applicable critical minerals (other than metallurgical coal) phases down for minerals produced after 31 December 2030: to 75% in 2031, 50% in 2032 and 25% in 2033. The law also adds foreign-entity restrictions tied to critical-mineral extraction, processing and recycling.

  Source: U.S. Government Publishing Office (govinfo)

• 2025-07-04 · stockpile

  Public Law 119-21 (2025): $2 billion for the National Defense Stockpile

  Enacted 4 July 2025. The law appropriates $2,000,000,000 for activities to improve the US stockpile of critical minerals through the National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund (50 U.S.C. chapter 5, subchapter III).

  Source: U.S. Government Publishing Office (govinfo)

• 2025-04-24 · incentive

  Executive Order 14285: Unleashing America's Offshore Critical Minerals and Resources

  Signed 24 April 2025. It sets a policy to rapidly develop US capabilities to explore, collect and process seabed minerals, such as polymetallic nodules containing nickel, cobalt, copper, manganese, titanium and rare earths.

  Source: The White House

• 2025-04-15 · trade measure

  Executive Order 14272: Section 232 investigation of imports of processed critical minerals and derivative products

  Signed 15 April 2025. It orders a Section 232 national-security investigation into imports of processed critical minerals (USGS list, including rare earths and uranium) and derivative products. Classed as export_control because the tracker has no import-measure type.

  Source: Executive Office of the President (Federal Register)

• 2025-03-20 · incentive

  Executive Order 14241: Immediate Measures to Increase American Mineral Production

  Signed 20 March 2025. It directs agencies to name priority mineral-production projects and speed up their permits, to prioritise mineral production on federal land with known deposits, and to use financing tools including the Defense Production Act. The covered minerals are critical minerals plus uranium, copper, potash and gold.

  Source: Executive Office of the President (Federal Register)

• 2025-01-08 · incentive

  EXIM Supply Chain Resiliency Initiative (SCRI)

  Approved by the EXIM Board on 8 January 2025. It finances critical-mineral and rare-earth projects in trusted partner countries that supply US manufacturers, such as automakers and battery producers, through offtake-linked agreements.

  Source: Export-Import Bank of the United States

• 2024-12-27 · incentive

  IRA section 45X advanced manufacturing production credit: applicable critical minerals (final regulations)

  Final Treasury/IRS regulations under the Inflation Reduction Act. Producers of applicable critical minerals and electrode active materials can claim a credit of 10% of production costs. The date is the regulations' effective date; the statutory credit applies to components sold after 2022.

  Source: Internal Revenue Service, U.S. Department of the Treasury (Federal Register)

• 2024-09-27 · trade measure

  Section 301 tariff increases on Chinese critical minerals, natural graphite and permanent magnets

  After the four-year review, Section 301 tariffs on certain Chinese critical minerals rose to 25% for goods entered from 27 September 2024. Natural graphite and permanent magnets rise to 25% in 2026. Classed as export_control because the tracker has no import-measure type.

  Source: Office of the United States Trade Representative (Federal Register)

• 2024-08-11 · ban

  Prohibiting Russian Uranium Imports Act

  Enacted 13 May 2024. Imports of unirradiated low-enriched uranium produced in Russia or by a Russian entity are banned from 90 days after enactment (11 August 2024). The Secretary of Energy may grant waivers, all of which end no later than 1 January 2028.

  Source: U.S. Government Publishing Office (govinfo)

• 2024-07-05 · incentive

  IRA section 30D clean vehicle credit: critical minerals requirement and foreign-entity-of-concern exclusion (final regulations)

  For full credit, a rising share of battery critical-mineral value must be extracted or processed in the US or a free-trade-agreement partner, or recycled in North America. Vehicles placed in service after 31 December 2024 are excluded if any battery critical minerals were extracted, processed or recycled by a foreign entity of concern. The date is the final rule's effective date.

  Source: Internal Revenue Service, U.S. Department of the Treasury (Federal Register)

• 2024-04-13 · trade measure

  US import ban on Russian-origin aluminium, copper and nickel and limits on metal-exchange services

  Under E.O. 14068, imports of Russian aluminium, copper and nickel produced on or after 13 April 2024 are prohibited. Under E.O. 14071, providing warranting services on global metal exchanges and certain OTC derivatives services for these metals is restricted. The action was coordinated with the United Kingdom.

  Source: U.S. Department of the Treasury

• 2023-03-28 · agreement

  US–Japan Agreement on Strengthening Critical Minerals Supply Chains

  Signed on 28 March 2023 (signature date) by the US Trade Representative and Japan's Ambassador. Builds on the 2019 US–Japan Trade Agreement, with commitments on trade, labour and environmental standards in critical minerals for EV batteries.

  Source: Office of the United States Trade Representative

• 2022-06-14 · agreement

  Minerals Security Partnership (MSP)

  A US-led partnership, launched in June 2022, to channel public and private investment into responsible critical-minerals supply chains. The page lists 14 countries plus the EU as partners. The date is the 14 June 2022 launch shown on the State Department page.

  Source: U.S. Department of State (archived 2021–2025 site)

• 2022-03-31 · incentive

  Defense Production Act Title III determination for large-capacity battery materials

  Signed 31 March 2022. The determination authorised DPA Title III support (the programme behind later DoD awards) for domestic mining, processing and recycling of strategic and critical materials for large-capacity batteries, such as lithium, nickel, cobalt, graphite and manganese.

  Source: The White House (archived)

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• ASARCO Amarillo copper refineryRefinery · Care & maintenance · TexasCopper, Selenium, Tellurium
• ATI Millersburg operationsProcessing plant · In production · OregonZirconium (zircon), Hafnium, Niobium
• Bagdad MineMine · In production · ArizonaCopper, Molybdenum
• Bingham Canyon Mine (Kennecott)Mine · In production · UtahCopper, Molybdenum, Gold, Silver
• Carlsbad Potash (K-Mag) MineMine · In production · New MexicoPotash
• Clarksville Zinc SmelterSmelter · In production · TennesseeZinc, Germanium, Gallium
• Climax MineMine · In production · ColoradoMolybdenum
• Columbus Metallurgical ComplexSmelter · In production · MontanaPalladium, Platinum, Nickel, Cobalt
• Doe Run Resource Recycling facilitySmelter · In production · MissouriLead
• Doe Run Southeast Missouri mines (Viburnum Trend)Mine · In production · MissouriLead, Zinc, Copper
• Eagle MineMine · In production · MichiganNickel, Copper, Cobalt
• East Boulder MineMine · In production · MontanaPalladium, Platinum, Nickel, Copper
• El Paso copper refineryRefinery · In production · TexasCopper, Tellurium, Selenium, Nickel
• Elk Creek Niobium-Scandium-Titanium ProjectProject · Development · NebraskaNiobium, Rare earths, Scandium
• Four Corners Phosphate MineMine · In production · FloridaPhosphate rock
• Graphite Creek Graphite ProjectProject · Development · AlaskaGraphite (natural)
• Halleck Creek Rare Earths ProjectProject · Exploration · WyomingRare earths
• Henderson MineMine · In production · ColoradoMolybdenum
• Idaho Cobalt OperationsMine · Care & maintenance · IdahoCobalt, Copper, Gold
• Intrepid HB Solution MineMine · In production · New MexicoPotash
• Intrepid Moab Potash OperationMine · In production · UtahPotash
• Kennecott copper refineryRefinery · In production · UtahCopper, Tellurium, Selenium, Gold, Silver
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• La Paz Rare Earths ProjectProject · Exploration · ArizonaRare earths
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• Lemhi Pass thorium districtProject · Exploration · Idaho; MontanaThorium, Rare earths, Uranium, Copper
• Materion Delta beryllium hydroxide millProcessing plant · In production · UtahBeryllium
• Materion Elmore beryllium plantProcessing plant · In production · OhioBeryllium, Copper
• McDermitt Lithium ProjectProject · Development · OregonLithium
• Miami SmelterSmelter · In production · ArizonaCopper
• Morenci MineMine · In production · ArizonaCopper, Molybdenum
• Mountain Pass Rare Earth MineMine · In production · CaliforniaRare earths
• MP Materials Independence FacilityProcessing plant · In production · TexasRare earths
• NorthMet ProjectProject · Development · MinnesotaCopper, Nickel, Cobalt, Palladium, Platinum
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• Rhyolite Ridge Lithium-Boron ProjectProject · Development · NevadaLithium, Boron
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• Santa Cruz Copper ProjectProject · Development · ArizonaCopper
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• Stillwater Mine (Stillwater East)Mine · In production · MontanaPalladium, Platinum, Nickel, Copper
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  2026-10-28 · KapitalFM (Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria)

• Australian state lenders conditionally back A$180 million for Donald rare earths and mineral sands project

  2026-10-26 · Energy Fuels

• US Energy Department adds helium to its Critical Material List

  2026-10-23 · US Department of Energy

• US sets 19 November auction of two seabed mineral lease areas off American Samoa

  2026-10-20 · Federal Register (US Department of the Interior)

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