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    The United States relies heavily on imported minerals for advanced technologies used by the military, importing over $5.1 billion worth annually. Key minerals like rhenium, nickel, lanthanum, gadolinium and yttrium are critical components of jet engines, night vision goggles, armored vehicles and other military equipment. Developing domestic mining of the over $6.2 trillion worth of untapped mineral resources within U.S. borders would help ensure a reliable supply chain and reduce vulnerabilities from import reliance.

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    The United States relies heavily on imported minerals for advanced technologies used by the military, importing over $5.1 billion worth annually. Key minerals like rhenium, nickel, lanthanum, gadolinium and yttrium are critical components of jet engines, night vision goggles, armored vehicles and other military equipment. Developing domestic mining of the over $6.2 trillion worth of untapped mineral resources within U.S. borders would help ensure a reliable supply chain and reduce vulnerabilities from import reliance.

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    The United States relies heavily on imported minerals for advanced technologies used by the military, importing over $5.1 billion worth annually. Key minerals like rhenium, nickel, lanthanum, gadolinium and yttrium are critical components of jet engines, night vision goggles, armored vehicles and other military equipment. Developing domestic mining of the over $6.2 trillion worth of untapped mineral resources within U.S. borders would help ensure a reliable supply chain and reduce vulnerabilities from import reliance.

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    Minerals are critical components of the advanced technologies that keep Americans safe and our military equipped.

    Essential uses include:


    Rhenium and nickel are used in high-performance jet engines.

    Jet Engines

    750,000
    of minerals annually.

    The U.S. Department of Defense uses

    Lanthanum, gadolinium and yttrium are used in night-vision goggles.

    Night-vision Goggles

    TONS
    The U.S. imports

    Military Aircraft

    Aluminum provides unique strength-to-weight ratio capabilities and copper is essential in electrical wiring systems.

    Armored Vehicles

    Manganese and molybdenum are essential to the production of high-strength steel for vehicle bodies.

    Import reliance leaves us vulnerable.

    5.1

    worth of minerals from foreign countries and is

    100
    TRILLION

    % Import Reliant
    on 18 key minerals

    Put Americas security back into its own hands.


    U.S.
    Minerals

    Domestic minerals mining supports national security.

    A reliable domestic supply chain will enable us to produce the products and technologies that keep us safe.
    mineralsmakelife.org
    SOURCES
    Platts Metals Week Reconfiguration of the National Defense Stockpile Report to Congress U.S. Geological Survey, Minerals Commodity Summaries 2011

    BILLION

    despite

    6.2
    worth of within U.S. borders.

    Untapped Minerals

    Secure America

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