A Federal Strategy to Ensure Secure and Reliable Supplies of Critical Minerals
Executive Order 13817: A Federal Strategy to Ensure Secure and Reliable Supplies of Critical Minerals identified high import reliance for mineral raw materials as a source of strategic vulnerabilities for U.S. economic and national security interests. Through an interagency process, 35 minerals were designated as critical. While the U.S. has reserves and resources for many of the identified minerals, too few deposits are being developed to meet domestic consumption requirements. Addressing these vulnerabilities resulting from import reliance will require a multifaceted approach.
About the Presenter
Steven Fortier is a senior policy advisor in the Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President, on detail from the U.S. Geological Survey where he is Director of the National Minerals Information Center. He spent 17 years in the mining and mineral processing industries prior to joining the United States Geological Survey in 2014. Steven is co-chair of the National Science and Technology Policy Critical Minerals Subcommittee.
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