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U.S. Pushes to Mine Critical Minerals Domestically | Salt Lake City News
Senator John Curtis is pushing a bold new bill to slash America’s dependence on foreign minerals by expanding tax credits to cover domestic mining of critical resources like copper, lead, and phosphate—key ingredients in everything from smartphones to food. The legislation aims to boost U.S. production, protect national security, and counter China’s dominance in processing these vital materials, while also removing a penalty on metallurgical coal to support steelmaking. Now headed to the House Ways and Means Committee, the bill has industry backing but hasn’t yet faced a vote or hearing…
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