MINERAL INDUSTRIES – GOVERNMENT POLICY – UNITED STATES

Albanese hits critical mass

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Original article by Geoff Chambers, Joe Kelly
The Australian – Page: 1 & 2 : 22-Oct-25

The $US8.5bn ($13bn) critical minerals framework agreement between Australia and the US will result in each country contributing at least US$1bn to critical minerals and rare earths projects over the next six months. They include a gallium project in Western Australia and the Nolans rare earths project in the Northern Territory. Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump says the AUKUS alliance will be a "deterrence" to Chinese aggression in the Indo-Pacific region. Trump contends that AUKUS will not be needed to defend Taiwan, because he does not think China will invade the self-governed territory. Trump has also ruled out reviewing the current tariffs on Australian imports, stating that the nation "pays among the lowest tariffs"; this includes a baseline tariff of 10 per cent and a 50 per cent levy on steel and aluminium products

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Trump’s tariff probe boosts local miners

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Original article by Andrew Tillett, Peter Ker
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 2 : 17-Apr-25

US President Donald Trump has signed a new executive order regarding critical minerals. He has directed Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to investigate whether new tariffs should be imposed on all critical minerals imports on national security grounds. Amongst other things, Lutnick will examine the impact of the "predatory economic, pricing and market manipulation" strategies of countries that process critical minerals. Minerals Council of Australia CEO Tania Constable has welcomed the investigation, saying it will present Australia with an opportunity to strengthen its position as a trusted and reliable supplier of critical minerals to the US.

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US policy drives growth in rare earths sector

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Original article by Paul Garvey
The Australian – Page: 4 : 7-Dec-22

The US consul-general to Perth, Siriana Nair, says Australia is well positioned to benefit from incentives in the Biden administration’s Inflation Reduction Act, due to the free-trade agreement between the two nations. They include incentives to assist US companies to source critical minerals and rare earths; Nair says this could boost US interest in Australia’s critical minerals projects. She says the global supply chain disruptions that occurred during the pandemic highlighted the need to have suppliers from a range of countries. China is the dominant player in the critical minerals sector.

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US-Australia to secure rare earths

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Original article by Angus Grigg, Phillip Coorey
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1 & 2 : 13-Jun-19

The US, Canada and Australia will co-operate in developing a strategy to reduce reliance on China for key minerals such as rare earths and lithium. Rare earths in particular are crucial in a range of technology, including defence systems, wind turbines and electric vehicle batteries. Meanwhile, Austrade has identified a list of Australia’s ‘critical’ mineral resources that could potentially be developed using offshore capital. The Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility is also considering an investment in Arafura Resources’ proposed rare earths mine in the Northern Territory.

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AUSTRADE, NORTHERN AUSTRALIA INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITY, ARAFURA RESOURCES LIMITED – ASX ARU, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF INDUSTRY, INNOVATION AND SCIENCE, GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIAN NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF DEFENCE, AUSTRALIA. NATIONAL SECURITY COMMITTEE, UNITED STATES. DEPT OF COMMERCE, CHINA. NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND REFORM COMMISSION, UNITED STATES. EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT