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Six Trends Shaping African Mining

The decisive question is no longer only who owns a resource, but who can finance, permit, power, transport, market, and crucially, direct the resulting production into specific industrial...

United States Finance

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Bracewell

Mining: Critical Minerals, Geopolitics And Regulation

Strategic realignment, supply‑chain security and interventionist regulators are setting the tone for 2026

European Union Energy

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Critical Minerals: "Project Vault" And The New US Critical Minerals Playbook

The United States is taking steps to secure access to critical minerals as geopolitical competition and supply chain pressures intensify.

Worldwide Government

MB

Mayer Brown

New Federal Funding Opens Key Opportunities In Critical Minerals

The US Department of Energy (DOE) and the Defense Industrial Base Consortium (DBIC) have opened major new funding pathways aimed at strengthening domestic critical mineral supply chains.

United States Energy

M

Mintz

Trump Administration Charts Ambitious Path Toward US Critical Mineral Dominance

United States Energy

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WilmerHale

Trump Administration And Export-Import Bank Establish A $12B U.S. Strategic Critical Minerals Reserve: Five Things Critical Mineral Mining Companies Need To Know Now

United States Energy

FL

Foley & Lardner

NOAA Finalizes Changes To Deep Seabed Mining Regulations

United States Environment

GT

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

US-Led Efforts To Coordinate Critical Minerals Trade Policies Take Shape

United States Energy

CL

Cassidy Levy Kent

Critical Minerals Ministerial Recap: How The U.S. Is Redefining Global Production

United States Energy

CH

Clark Hill

EU And US Approaches To Critical Minerals – Executive Summary

United States Energy

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Breaking China's Stranglehold: Trump's $12B Critical Minerals Stockpile

United States International

HH

Holland & Hart

The Trump Administration's Skyrocketing Critical Mineral Strategy

United States Energy

SJ

Steptoe LLP

"Project Vault" Signals A New Era Of Federal Demand Support For Critical Minerals Stockpiles

United States Energy

BB

Baker Botts LLP

Multiple International Diplomats To Attend The Inaugural Critical Minerals Ministerial Summit In Washington DC This Week

Worldwide Government

CH

Clark Hill

March 2026: Federal Deadlines That Will Reshape The AI Regulatory Landscape

United States Technology

BB

Baker Botts LLP

Congress Proposes Major Overhaul Of WARN: What Employers Need To Know About The Fair Warning Act

United States Employment

PR

Proskauer Rose LLP

Federal Government Continues Anti-Fraud Enforcement In The Sports Industry And Signals Desire To Work Cooperatively With Organizations Under Investigation

United States Criminal

SJ

Steptoe LLP

Monitoring The Hormuz Strait And The Subsequent Trade Volatility

United States International

BG

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

The Empty Chair At Johannesburg: What It Says About US Power

United States International

SJ

Steptoe LLP

Rare Earth Minerals-Part 2 – Enter Greenland's Global Significance

If you had the chance to read one of my previous articles titled Rare Earth Minerals and China's Global Dominance, https://www.braumillerlaw.com/rare-earth-minerals-and-chinas-global-dominance/ you'd see how much China dominates in possessing these rare earth mineral deposits of gold in their soil.

United States Energy

BG

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

2026 Energy Outlook: How Affordability, Data Centers, And Grid Constraints Will Shape Policy

If previous years were labeled as years of "energy transition," 2026 will be the year that "energy affordability" dominates politics and policy, with the electricity system as the central focus.

United States Energy

M

Mintz

Race To The Seabed: NOAA Digs Deeper With Combined Permitting For Mineral Exploration And Recovery In International Waters

On January 21, 2026, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) published a final rule revising its regulations governing deep seabed mining under the Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act of 1980 (DSHMRA).

United States Environment

PC

Perkins Coie LLP

President Trump Issues Section 232 Proclamation To Establish A Reliable Domestic Supply Chain For Critical Minerals: What You Need To Know Now

The administration has elevated critical minerals to a national security issue, launching trade negotiations and regulatory actions under Section 232, with tariffs still on the table.

United States Energy

FL

Foley & Lardner

Critical Minerals At A Critical Point: NOAA's Decision Point

United States Energy

PC

Perkins Coie LLP

We Get Privacy For Work — Episode 13: Demystifying Data Mining (Video)

United States Privacy

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

BOEM Rapidly Advances Steps To Develop Critical Minerals In American Samoa And Commonwealth Of Mariana Islands

United States Energy

PC

Perkins Coie LLP

Critical Minerals Update: USGS Finalizes 2025 Critical Minerals List, Adding Copper, Silver, And Eight Others

United States Energy

JM

Jeffer Mangels & Mitchell LLP

California Assembly Bill 1319: State-Level Endangered Species Protections In Response To Federal Regulatory Changes

United States Environment

JM

Jeffer Mangels & Mitchell LLP

Trump Administration Accelerates Critical Minerals Strategy With $10+ Billion In New Deals

Worldwide Energy

HH

Holland & Hart

US Expands Critical Minerals List, Pursues Agreements With Allies

Worldwide International

CL

Cassidy Levy Kent

Federal Mineral Funding In 2025: Streamlined Processes Signal Major Critical Mineral Infrastructure Investment Wave

United States Energy

JM

Jeffer Mangels & Mitchell LLP

Uranium Designated As A US Critical Mineral In The 2025 USGS List: Three Things You Need To Know Now About This Landmark Action

United States Energy

FL

Foley & Lardner

Bridging Federal And State Efforts: The Evolving Landscape Of Critical Minerals Classification

United States Energy

JM

Jeffer Mangels & Mitchell LLP

Rare Earth Minerals-Part 2 – Enter Greenland's Global Significance

If you had the chance to read one of my previous articles titled Rare Earth Minerals and China's Global Dominance, https://www.braumillerlaw.com/rare-earth-minerals-and-chinas-global-dominance/ you'd see how much China dominates in possessing these rare earth mineral deposits of gold in their soil.

United States Energy

BG

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Federal Mineral Funding In 2025: Streamlined Processes Signal Major Critical Mineral Infrastructure Investment Wave

The federal government has restructured its approach to critical mineral funding in 2025, moving from a fragmented, agency-by-agency system...

United States Energy

JM

Jeffer Mangels & Mitchell LLP

Uranium Designated As A US Critical Mineral In The 2025 USGS List: Three Things You Need To Know Now About This Landmark Action

On November 7, 2025 the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), on behalf of the Secretary of the Interior, issued its Final 2025 List of Critical Minerals, including uranium among four minerals that were not on the August 26, 2025...

United States Energy

FL

Foley & Lardner

Bridging Federal And State Efforts: The Evolving Landscape Of Critical Minerals Classification

The definition of "critical minerals" has become a pivotal issue in 2025, determining not only which mining projects receive expedited federal permitting and funding...

United States Energy

JM

Jeffer Mangels & Mitchell LLP

November Energy, Sustainability, And Infrastructure Washington Update

United States Energy

M

Mintz

Waste Not, Want Not: DOI Aims To Boost The Extraction Of Critical Minerals From Mine Waste

Federal regulation of mine waste could look very different by the end of the year if the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) meets a new suite of goals it has set for itself.

United States Environment

AP

Arnold & Porter

Unearthing US Vulnerabilities: President Trump Outlines Steps To Strengthen The US Copper Industry

The Trump Administration has made it clear that it intends to increase the United States's production of critical minerals, with a focus on copper, through its implementation of the "Unleashing American Energy"...

United States Finance

MB

Mayer Brown

Department Of Interior Requests Information On Regulatory Reform By July 21, 2025

DOI issued a Request for Information (RFI) asking affected industries to identify existing Interior regulations that can be modified or repealed to support the Trump administration's "energy dominance" and deregulatory agenda.

United States Energy

BD

Beveridge & Diamond

Energy Law Report: President Trump Issues Executive Order Aiming To Increase American Mineral Production

In this article, the authors review the Trump administration's recent efforts with respect to the critical minerals...

United States Energy

MB

Mayer Brown

Navigating U.S. Policy Shifts In The Critical Minerals Sector (Video)

United States Energy

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Mining For Gold: Little-Used Regulatory Golden Nuggets That Can Make Life Easier For Shippers, Brokers, And Carriers.

United States Transport

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Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP

Department Of Interior Requests Information On Regulatory Reform By June 20, 2025

United States Energy

BD

Beveridge & Diamond

Surface vs. Mineral Owners: Texas Supreme Court Settles Salt Cavern Ownership Dispute

United States Energy

B

Bracewell

Interior Fast-Tracks Statutory Reviews Of Energy And Mining Projects, Citing A National Energy Emergency

United States Environment

DG

Davis Graham

Case Update: United States v. Osage Wind, LLC

United States Energy

DG

Davis Graham

A Challenge To The Constitution For The Ocean? Understanding Trump's Deep Sea Mining Executive Order

Worldwide Energy

FH

Foley Hoag LLP

Texas Supreme Court: Subsurface Storage Rights Generally Belong To Surface, Not Mineral Owner

United States Energy

HK

Holland & Knight

Energy Policy In The Trump Administration Webinar Series – Session 6: Critical And Fuel Minerals

United States Energy

KG

K&L Gates LLP

How Halting Penny Production Could Reshape Natural Resource Policies

United States Energy

FL

Fennemore

Texas Supreme Court Gets "Salty" In Recent Underground Storage Opinion

United States Energy

FL

Foley & Lardner

Ownership Of Underground Storage Space Under Texas Law Resolved By Texas Supreme Court Decision

United States Energy

LL

Liskow & Lewis

US Deep Sea Mineral Mining Efforts Put It At Odds With International Authority, Global Rivals

United States Energy

SJ

Steptoe LLP

US-Ukraine Minerals Deal: Unlocking Ukraine's Mineral Potential

Worldwide Energy

MB

Mayer Brown

New Executive Order: Enhancing Offshore Critical Mineral Development

United States Energy

CS

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

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Gowling WLG

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