“Critical Moves: Crowding in Capital to Finance Mineral Supply Chains” identifies how and why a new approach towards risk tolerance is necessary for public finance institutions to address resource challenge Washington, D.C. — SAFE’s Center for Critical Minerals Strategy today released a new report, Critical Moves: Crowding in Capital to Finance Minerals Supply Chains, which identifies the […]
STATEMENT | SAFE Welcomes Expansion of the Ratepayer Protection Pledge to Utilities and Governors
Washington, DC—Responding to the expansion of the White House’s Ratepayer Protection Pledge to include utilities, governors, and state regulators, Danielle Russo, Executive Director of SAFE’s Center for Grid Security, gave the following statement: “Yesterday’s expansion is a meaningful step forward. The original Pledge asked leading U.S. hyperscalers and AI companies to build, bring or buy […]
STATEMENT | SAFE Applauds Executive Order Strengthening Sourcing and Acquisition Restrictions on Critical Minerals
Washington, DC — Responding President Trump’s Executive Order, Securing America’s Defense Supply Chains and Ensuring Domestic Acquisition of Critical Materials, Abigail Hunter, Executive Director of SAFE’s Center for Critical Minerals Strategy, gave the following statement: “This order aligns the Department of War’s waiver requirements with the Administration’s broader critical minerals strategy. Building resilient supply chains requires building from both ends. […]
STATEMENT | SAFE Applauds Magnitude 7 Metals’ Announcement to Restart Missouri Aluminum Smelter
Washington, DC—In response to Magnitude 7 Metals’ announcement that it will restart production at its Marston, Missouri smelter — making it the fifth primary aluminum smelter operating in the United States — Joe Quinn, Executive Director of SAFE’s Center for Strategic Industrial Materials (C-SIM), released the following statement: “Global supply disruptions and rising prices have […]
PRESS RELEASE | SAFE Applauds U.S. Army’s Deals to Establish Domestic Critical Mineral Processing Facilities on Army Bases
Washington, DC—Responding to the U.S. Army’s announcement to lease land on its bases to four companies to design, finance, build, and operate critical mineral processing facilities, Abigail Hunter, Executive Director of SAFE’s Center for Critical Mineral Strategy, gave the following statement: “Government support on land, power, and people can make critical minerals projects that would never have been realistic a few years […]
