Washington Launches $12B Rare Earth Minerals Reserve

Washington Launches $12B Rare Earth Minerals Reserve

The Trump administration is moving to create what is being described as a strategic stockpile for rare earths and other critical minerals, branded “Project Vault,” with reported financing of around $12 billion, involving a major loan structure and private participation from large industrial users. This is a defensive move akin to a petroleum stockpile and designed explicitly to mitigate dependency on Beijing’s control. Raw materials have become …

Trump’s \$12 Billion ‘Project Vault’ Just Made Rare Earth Stocks a National Priority

President Trump just committed $12 billion to stockpiling strategic minerals, and the rare earth sector is scrambling to figure out what it means. The initiative, dubbed “Project Vault,” is essentially a Strategic Petroleum Reserve for critical minerals — neodymium, dysprosium, lithium, and the other elements that power everything from AI data centers to missile guidance systems. The market reaction was immediate. Critical Metals Corp (CRML), wh…