Market Demand
"Project Vault" is designed to support domestic manufacturers from supply shocks, support U.S. production and processing of critical and rare earth raw materialsk and strengthen America's critical mineral sector.
On February 2, 2026 the U.S. announced "Project Vault" - a supply chain security initiative establishing the U.S. Strategic Critical Minerals Reserve, an independently governed public-private partnership that will store essential raw materials

Project Vault and the U.S. Strategic Critical Minerals Reserve
https://www.exim.gov./news/fact-sheet/project-vault
Resource Value

We're extracting these high-demand critical metals and minerals crucial for the U.S. Strategic Critical Minerals Reserve
The Mining District site contains a Major Lithium deposit and 80* other minerals - essential for "Project Vault", EVs, batteries, and Global Electrification