US invests billions in mining projects to boost defence
Trump said the US will invest $3 billion in critical minerals and battery projects to boost domestic production and national security. The Pentagon’s Office of Strategic Capital will provide conditional loans: $1.4B to Sila Nanotechnologies, $400M to Sunrise Energy Metals, and $150M to Niron Magnetics. Export-Import Bank loans include $58M to Westwater Resources, Global Advanced Metals, and 5E Advanced Materials.
