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Report states the U.S. was fully import-reliant for 12 critical minerals and over 50% import-reliant for 29 more as of 2024

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President Donald J. Trump issued a proclamation on January 14, 2026, acting on a Commerce Department Section 232 report that found imports of processed critical minerals and their derivative products (PCMDPs) threaten U.S. national security. The proclamation directs the Secretary of Commerce and the U.S. Trade Representative to negotiate agreements with trading partners (and consider measures such as price floors or import restrictions) to reduce import reliance and strengthen domestic supply chains, with an update required within 180 days.
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Authoritative U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) data in the 2024 Mineral Commodity Summaries state that the United States was "100% net import reliant for 12 of the 50 individually listed critical minerals" and "more than 50% net import reliant for an additional 29 critical mineral commodities" (including lanthanides), based on the 2022 critical minerals list and the latest data available at the time. A 2025 Congressional Research Service report summarizing the same USGS review repeats these figures: 100% net import reliance for 12 critical minerals and >50% net import reliance for an additional 29. These sources directly support the numerical claim about U.S. net import reliance for critical minerals as of the 2024 USGS assessment. Therefore, the statement is True because it accurately reflects the USGS-reported figures on U.S. net import dependence for critical minerals in the 2024 Mineral Commodity Summaries.

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  1. Update · Jan 15, 2026, 05:20 AMTrue
    Authoritative U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) data in the 2024 Mineral Commodity Summaries state that the United States was "100% net import reliant for 12 of the 50 individually listed critical minerals" and "more than 50% net import reliant for an additional 29 critical mineral commodities" (including lanthanides), based on the 2022 critical minerals list and the latest data available at the time. A 2025 Congressional Research Service report summarizing the same USGS review repeats these figures: 100% net import reliance for 12 critical minerals and >50% net import reliance for an additional 29. These sources directly support the numerical claim about U.S. net import reliance for critical minerals as of the 2024 USGS assessment. Therefore, the statement is True because it accurately reflects the USGS-reported figures on U.S. net import dependence for critical minerals in the 2024 Mineral Commodity Summaries.
  2. Original article · Jan 14, 2026
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