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E&E News: Trump’s mineral megadeal is bypassing US laws

Posted on: August 18, 2025

But there are some guardrails in place for the deal, said Zoe Oysul, a senior policy analyst at SAFE’s Center for Critical Minerals Strategy: Congress will have oversight of funds needed to sustain the deal, and the government will have direct oversight given the DOD is now MP Materials’ largest stakeholder.

Read the full article: “Trump’s mineral megadeal is bypassing US laws.”

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