Rebuilding America’s Critical Minerals Base
There’s a clear consensus that America hollowed out its critical minerals base. How to rebuild it is less settled. Alex Grant of Magrathea Metals and Wes Spurlock of Principal Mineral join Jonathan to discuss the processing technology, labor force, and how government can catalyze private capital investment in the sector rather than replace it.Image: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission via Wikimedia Commons. The post Rebuilding America’s Critical Minerals Base appeared first on War on the Rocks .
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Published: 21 July 2026
Source: War on the Rocks
Category: News
Topics: Regulation · Jobs & economy · Finance, VC & PE
Retrieved: 22 July 2026
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