Today, the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), through the United States Geological Survey (USGS), published its final 2025 List of Critical Minerals. House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response:

“Through its publication of the final list, the Trump administration is highlighting the importance of critical minerals in powering our economy, national security, and everyday lives. I look forward to working with administration partners on increasing domestic mining and securing our mineral supply chains to reduce reliance on foreign adversaries like China.”

Background

Following President Trump's 2017 Executive Order 13817, "A Federal Strategy to Ensure Secure and Reliable Supplies of Critical Minerals," DOI, through USGS, published an initial list of 35 critical minerals in 2018. Today's announcement of the updated final list expands that list to 60 mineral commodities and outlines a plan to address vulnerabilities in their supply chains.

The House Committee on Natural Resources has held oversight hearings in both the 118th and 119th Congresses on the importance of domestic mining and supporting mineral supply chains.