Trump Project Vault stockpile will include any minerals listed as ‘critical' by Interior Department

The Trump administration's new minerals stockpile initiative – dubbed "Project Vault" – can include anything identified as "critical" by the U.S. Geological Survey, a White House official told CNBC Tuesday. The agency, part of the Interior Department, lists more than 50 minerals as critical. They include rare earths, lithium, uranium and copper as "essential for national security, economic stability and supply chain resilience." The minerals are crucial because they "underpin key industries, drive technolog ...