TRUMP’S MINERAL BONA FIDES: Sen. Marco Rubio and Rep. Mike Waltz, Trump’s reported picks for Secretary of State and national security adviser, respectively, have been some of Congress’ most staunch advocates for reducing reliance on China for critical minerals. Their selections are raising hopes among minerals advocates that the Trump administration will bolster support for U.S. producers. “Rubio and Waltz have both […]
E&E News: Trump’s tariff game could chill the nation’s EV push
Jennifer Hillman, a professor at Georgetown University Law Center, said during a panel discussion last week that Trump’s plan for steep and broadly imposed tariffs would make it harder for the U.S. EV sector to ramp up compared to the rest of the world. That’s because the U.S. has a very limited industry around mining […]
Fastmarkets: US Treasury’s finalized Section 45X a big win for secure supply chains, aluminium manufacturing: sources
Washington, DC-based non-governmental organization Securing America’s Future Energy Foundation (SAFE) also welcomed the finalized tax credit guidance for Section 45X. “The final rule is a game-changer for companies refining, smelting and processing materials at home — especially in today’s low-price market,” Abigail Hunter, executive director of SAFE’s Center for Critical Minerals Strategy, said in […]
E&E News: Treasury slashes taxes to boost critical minerals
The Treasury rules are being lauded as a boost for processing and smelting but insufficient for a U.S. mining sector that’s lagged for years. Abigail Hunter, executive director of SAFE’s Center for Critical Minerals Strategy, said the Treasury language supports domestic processing facilities and creates reliable buyers for miners, helping the U.S. compete in the […]
Politico: Kamala Harris wants to stockpile critical minerals. Would it work?
“A stockpile could be a failsafe, but not a solution to the underlying problem of China’s current control over critical mineral supplies and markets, and our economic vulnerability from lack of supply security or industrial know-how,” said Abigail Hunter, executive director of the Center for Critical Minerals Strategy at the think tank SAFE. Read the […]
