{"id":62823,"date":"2019-06-05T04:50:00","date_gmt":"2019-06-05T04:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/06\/05\/us-says-national-security-demands-easier-mining-rules\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T10:09:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T10:09:49","slug":"us-says-national-security-demands-easier-mining-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2019\/06\/05\/us-says-national-security-demands-easier-mining-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"US says national security demands easier mining rules"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 The Trump administration proposed smoothing the way Tuesday for more prospecting and mining of dozens of minerals, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.federaltimes.com\/acquisition\/regulations\/2017\/08\/25\/changes-coming-to-us-protected-lands-but-details-unknown\/\" target=\"_blank\">including on public lands<\/a> and even in the oceans, calling them essential to the U.S. economy and security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Democratic lawmaker called the proposals a potential giveaway to mining industries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President Donald Trump had asked for Tuesday\u2019s federal agency <a href=\"https:\/\/www.federaltimes.com\/govcon\/regulations\/2017\/08\/24\/us-interior-chief-says-he-wont-eliminate-protected-lands\/\" target=_blank>recommendations in 2017<\/a>. Trump says the U.S. must step up its mining of so-called critical minerals to lessen its need for imports. The proposals come at a time of trade tensions with China that some fear could hit U.S. imports of rare earths and other minerals used by U.S. tech firms and other industries, including defense firms. <\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/pentagon\/2019\/06\/01\/defense-could-be-cut-off-from-critical-materials-as-trade-war-rhetoric-with-china-grows\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"196\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-106002510.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 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