President Orders Mineral Boom to Boost U.S. Jobs and Security
Published Date: 3/25/2025
Presidential Document
Summary
The President is speeding up American mineral production to create jobs and protect national security by cutting red tape and boosting mining, processing, and refining right here at home. This affects government agencies, miners, and tech makers who rely on minerals like copper, gold, and uranium. Expect faster permits and new projects starting immediately, with big money and resources flowing to get minerals moving again.
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Faster permits and public project dashboard
Within 10 days of March 20, 2025, federal agencies must list all mining and mineral production projects with pending applications and identify priority projects that can be immediately approved or permitted. Within 15 days the Chair of the NEDC must submit projects for the Permitting Dashboard and the Executive Director will publish selected projects and set schedules for expedited review; the NEDC will also issue a request for information to industry about regulatory bottlenecks.
Federal lands prioritized for mining
Within 10 days of March 20, 2025, the Secretary of the Interior must list all Federal lands known to hold mineral deposits and prioritize mineral production and mining-related uses as primary land uses in those areas. Within 30 days the Secretaries of Defense, Interior, Agriculture, and Energy must identify Federal sites suitable for leasing or development for private commercial mineral production.
Defence and Energy to lease sites to private firms
The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Energy are ordered to enter into extended use leases or other appropriate authorities with private entities to install and operate commercial mineral production enterprises on identified Federal lands, including by modifying existing structures, as of the order dated March 20, 2025.
Expanded federal lending and DPA authority for minerals
To address a declared national energy emergency, the President delegated to the Secretary of Defense and the CEO of the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) authorities under sections 301–303 and 4554–4560 of the Defense Production Act to support domestic mineral production. The order directs development of a dedicated mineral production fund and permits loans limited to creating, maintaining, protecting, expanding, or restoring domestic mineral production, with actions and plans due within 30 days of March 20, 2025.
Congressional recommendations on mine waste rules
Within 30 days of March 20, 2025, the Chair of the NEDC and the Director of the Office of Legislative Affairs must prepare and submit recommendations to the President for Congress to clarify how waste rock, tailings, and mine waste disposal are treated under the Mining Act of 1872.
Access to favorable public assistance for leaseholders
Within 30 days of March 20, 2025, Defense and Energy must coordinate with Agriculture, the SBA, and other agencies to ensure private parties entering into leases or commercial agreements under these authorities can utilize as many favorable public assistance terms and conditions as are available under law.
SBA to propose small-business mineral financing support
Within 45 days of March 20, 2025, the Administrator of the Small Business Administration must prepare and submit recommendations for legislation to enhance public-private capital activities and take steps to promulgate regulations, rules, and guidance to support financing for domestic small businesses engaged in mineral production.
Export-Import Bank guidance for mineral financing
Within 30 days of March 20, 2025, the President of the Export-Import Bank must release recommended program guidance for using mineral and mineral production financing tools under the Supply Chain Resiliency Initiative and the Make More in America Initiative to secure U.S. offtake and support domestic mineral production.
Reduced disclosure burden for funding applicants
Agencies that can make loans, guarantees, grants, equity investments, or offtake agreements to secure mineral supply chains are directed, to the extent permitted by law, to rescind policies that require applicants to submit the disclosures required by Regulation S-K part 1300 as part of such applications.
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