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The Trump Administration’s Security-for-Minerals Model Faces Test In The DRC

Minimal progress has been achieved towards a permanent settlement of conflict between the DRC and the Rwanda-backed rebel group M23. Fighting in the eastern Congo persists, and both sides continue to accuse...

Worldwide Government

SJ

Steptoe LLP

US Government Equity And Equity-Linked Investments In Critical Minerals

Federal agencies are deploying equity and equity-linked capital instruments across the critical minerals sector, fundamentally reshaping how mining and processing projects are capitalized, governed and exited. This structural shift introduces new considerations for sponsors and strategic investors navigating transactions where national security priorities intersect with private capital formation.

United States Government

MB

Mayer Brown

President Trump Invokes DPA Title III For Fossil Fuel And Grid Expansion

President Trump has invoked Defense Production Act authorities to support energy infrastructure deemed essential to national defense, covering grid components, natural gas systems, coal supply chains, and petroleum capacity. The determinations create a legal pathway for the Department of Energy to deploy financial support mechanisms, though their practical impact will depend on funding availability and implementation decisions. The move has sparked debate over whether emergency authority is being appropriat

United States Energy

SP

Squire Patton Boggs LLP

EU-Mercosur Agreement To Reshape Transatlantic Trade Dynamics

On May 1, the EU-Mercosur trade agreement, more than 25 years in the making, will take effect on a provisional basis.

Worldwide International

SJ

Steptoe LLP

Great Power Competition And The Impacts Of America First Economic Statecraft In Africa

Worldwide International

SJ

Steptoe LLP

Deep Sea Mining In 2026: Regulation, Geopolitics, And The Race For Critical Minerals

Worldwide Energy

AO

A&O Shearman

Inside Digital Infrastructure: Spring Lane Capital’s Rob Day On Power Strategy, Microgrids, And What It Takes To Win The AI Race

United States Energy

M

Mintz

Defense Production Act Determinations Could Reshape Domestic Energy And Infrastructure Strategy

United States Energy

FL

Foley & Lardner

From Energy Transition To Energy Dominance: What The FY2027 DOE Budget Really Says

United States Energy

M

Mintz

Lithium, Critical Minerals, And The Mine-To-Market Regulatory Challenge In Nevada

United States Energy

FL

Fennemore

Proposed Legislation Pending In Oklahoma State Legislature Would Impact Responsibility For Payment Of Costs Associated With Data Centers And Other Large Load Facilities

United States Energy

FL

Foley & Lardner

Fuel Supply Disruption Triggers WA State Of Emergency And Expanded Ministerial Powers

United States Energy

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Q&A: Mayer Brown's Meaghan Connors

United States Energy

MB

Mayer Brown

Surging Gold Prices And Demand For Critical Minerals Raises The Stakes For Mining Claims

United States Energy

FL

Fennemore

Foreign Sovereign Immunity In International Construction

United States Litigation

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JAMS

What Europe's Renewable Energy Struggles Can Teach U.S. Regulators About Dispute System Design

United States Litigation

J

JAMS

Kentucky General Assembly Lends Support For Nuclear Development With Senate Bill 57

United States Energy

FB

FBT Gibbons

Betting On Trouble: Insider Trading Arrests And The Senate’s Prediction Market Ban

United States Finance

LB

Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP

Colorado "Opt-Out" Litigation – Petition For Rehearing En Banc And Amicus Briefs In Support

United States Finance

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Faith No More: Ohio Supreme Court Casts Doubt On The Meaning Of “Other Minerals” In 1953 Deed

The Ohio Supreme Court has issued a significant ruling on whether a 1953 deed's reservation of "coal or other minerals of any vein" includes oil and gas rights. The decision examines how specific language choices and the absence of oil-and-gas-related terminology in deed reservations can determine the scope of mineral rights, potentially reshaping how courts interpret similar conveyances across the state.

United States Energy

FB

FBT Gibbons

Deferred Consideration In Mining Deals, A Note Of Caution In Times Of Financial Distress

Whilst mining royalties for successful mining projects are extremely valuable, two recent court-decisions in Western Australia highlight that contractual mining royalties are potentially vulnerable to being extinguished...

United States Energy

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

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

Worldwide Government

MB

Mayer Brown

New Federal Funding Opens Key Opportunities In Critical Minerals

United States Energy

M

Mintz

Trump Administration Charts Ambitious Path Toward US Critical Mineral Dominance

United States Energy

W

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

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

On Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, the United States hosted the Inaugural Critical Minerals Ministerial at the U.S. Department of State, convening delegations from 54 countries...

United States Energy

CH

Clark Hill

EU And US Approaches To Critical Minerals – Executive Summary

The United States and European Union are intensifying efforts to secure resilient supplies of critical minerals essential for clean energy, advanced manufacturing, and national security.

United States Energy

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

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

President Trump announced the launch of a $12 billion stockpile of critical minerals and rare earths on Monday, February 2, 2026. Dubbed "Project Vault," the stockpile is funded primarily...

United States International

HH

Holland & Hart

The Trump Administration's Skyrocketing Critical Mineral Strategy

This week witnessed the Trump administration's ambitious critical mineral strategy in action, highlighting Washington's push to accelerate development and access to resilient supply chains while reducing exposure to China-linked value chains.

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

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

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

On December 23, 2025, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) formally announced receipt and commencement...

United States Energy

PC

Perkins Coie LLP

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

When an organization's data systems are compromised, they face the daunting challenge of sorting through mountains of sensitive data under intense regulatory pressure.

United States Privacy

JL

Jackson Lewis P.C.

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

Last week, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced progress on its long-term plan to lease areas for critical mineral development on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS).

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

November Energy, Sustainability, And Infrastructure Washington Update

United States Energy

M

Mintz

Unlocking Critical Value: Circular Strategies For Critical Minerals

United States Energy

A

Arcadis

German Federal Cabinet Approves Hydrogen Acceleration Act

United States Government

JD

Jones Day

Mining Law 2026

United States Energy

MB

Mayer Brown

DOE Announces 4 New Critical Minerals Funding Opportunities

United States Energy

HK

Holland & Knight

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

United States Environment

AP

Arnold & Porter

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

United States Finance

MB

Mayer Brown

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

United States Energy

BD

Beveridge & Diamond

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

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Gowling WLG

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