Federal Register, Immediate Measures to Increase American Mineral Production, Executive Order 14241, March 20, 2025
Sets forth immediate measures for initiating, expanding, and expediting domestic mining projects. Rescinds requirements and regulations perceived as stifling the supply or use of domestic mineral resources, and vests responsibility with the Secretary of Defense, Secretary of Energy, Secretary of the Interior, and CEO of the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) to prioritize mineral production via new prospective development sites, the listing of mineral production as an Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment Program priority development area, the invocation of Defense Production Act Title III authorities, and other mechanisms.
From the Order:
Section 1. Purpose. The United States possesses vast mineral resources that can create jobs, fuel prosperity, and significantly reduce our reliance on foreign nations. Transportation, infrastructure, defense capabilities, and the next generation of technology rely upon a secure, predictable, and affordable supply of minerals. The United States was once the world's largest producer of lucrative minerals, but overbearing Federal regulation has eroded our Nation's mineral production. Our national and economic security are now acutely threatened by our reliance upon hostile foreign powers' mineral production. It is imperative for our national security that the United States take immediate action to facilitate domestic mineral production to the maximum possible extent.