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USGS Proposes New Critical Minerals List to Boost Security

10/29/2025

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The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) proposed a 2025 list of 54 critical minerals, adding copper, lead, potash, rhenium, silicon, and silver, and removing tellurium and arsenic.
The revision aims to strengthen the national security supply chain and assess disruption risks across 402 industries.
USGS used computer analysis to evaluate economic impacts of mineral disruptions.
The agency is reviewing 163 public comments and may update the draft list annually.

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The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) proposed a 2025 list of 54 critical minerals, adding copper, lead, potash, rhenium, silicon, and silver, and removing tellurium and arsenic.
The revision aims to strengthen the national security supply chain and assess disruption risks across 402 industries.
USGS used computer analysis to evaluate economic impacts of mineral disruptions.
The agency is reviewing 163 public comments and may update the draft list annually.