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Finalized Critical Mineral List Excludes Helium, Uranium, Other Minerals on 2018 List

Finalized Critical Mineral List Excludes Helium, Uranium, Other Minerals on 2018 List
A 100-tonne Caterpillar truck descends to the bottom of the Sue E open-pit uranium mine at Areva Resources Canada's McClean Lake site in McClean Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada, in this file photo. David Boily/AFP via Getty Images
Nathan Worcester
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Over the objections of Republican lawmakers, the Department of the Interior has published a finalized critical mineral list that omits helium, uranium, potash, and other minerals that were on the original 2018 list, which was published in response to then-President Donald Trump’s 2017 executive order.

The department had solicited comments on its draft list, released in November 2021.

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Nathan Worcester is an award-winning journalist for The Epoch Times based in Washington, D.C. He frequently covers Capitol Hill, elections, and the ideas that shape our times. He has also written about energy and the environment. Nathan can be reached at [email protected]
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