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Methodology and Technical Input for the 2021 Review and Revision of the U.S. Critical Minerals List

Open-File Report 2021-1045
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https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20211045

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Abstract

Pursuant to Section 7002 (“Mineral Security”) of Title VII (“Critical Minerals”) of the Energy Act of 2020 (Public Law 116–260, December 27, 2020, 116th Cong.), the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the U.S. Geological Survey, is tasked with reviewing and revising the methodology used to evaluate mineral criticality and the U.S. Critical Minerals List no less than every 3 years. The initial Critical Minerals List was published in the Federal Register on May 18, 2018, in response to Executive Order No. 13817, A Federal Strategy to Ensure Secure and Reliable Supplies of Critical Minerals (3 CFR, 2017 Comp, p. 397–399). This report documents the updated evaluation methodology and the resultant updated draft list of minerals recommended for inclusion in the Critical Minerals List.

Suggested Citation

Nassar, N.T., and Fortier, S.M., 2021, Methodology and technical input for the 2021 review and revision of the U.S. Critical Minerals List: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2021–1045, 31 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20211045.

ISSN: 2331-1258 (online)

Table of Contents

  • Acknowledgments
  • Summary of the Methodology and Recommendations for Updating the Critical Minerals List
  • Definition
  • Background
  • Methodology
  • Results
  • Discussion
  • Conclusion
  • References Cited
  • Appendix 1. Modifications and Additions to the Assessment
Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Methodology and technical input for the 2021 review and revision of the U.S. Critical Minerals List
Series title Open-File Report
Series number 2021-1045
DOI 10.3133/ofr20211045
Year Published 2021
Language English
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
Publisher location Reston, VA
Contributing office(s) National Minerals Information Center
Description viii, 31 p.
Online Only (Y/N) Y
Additional Online Files (Y/N) N
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