U.S. defense spending on critical minerals surges in the last decade

Mongabay
Jun 9, 2026, 8:27 pm114 ptsTrending
Over the past decade, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) spending for critical minerals transformed from virtually nonexistent into a major revenue stream, with the last five years delivering a dramatic surge in both contract volume and dollar value. The Pentagon and other defense-adjacent agencies’ growing…

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