Claims: The US military is spending big on critical minerals
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- title: The US military is spending big on critical minerals Source
- url: https://grist.org/indigenous/the-us-military-is-spending-big-on-critical-minerals/ Source
- summary: This is an original story by Mongabay and is republished through the Indigenous News Alliance. Over the past decade, Department of Defense spending for critical minerals transformed from virtually nonexistent into a major spending area. The last five years in particular have seen a dramatic surge in both contracts and dollar value. Although minerals like lithium and nickel can be used for renewable energy and green technology like electric vehicle batteries, they are also key components fo… Source
- published: Thu, 18 Jun 2026 08:15:00 +0000 Source