WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump on Friday outlined more than $2 billion in federal investments in mining and critical-material projects, including a $25 million Pennsylvania project, as his administration moves to expand supply chains for minerals and components used in defense, batteries, electronics and advanced manufacturing.
The package also includes more than $180 million for mining-related education and workforce programs, according to a White House fact sheet released following a mining-industry roundtable with the president.
The largest commitment is $1.4 billion for California-based Sila Nanotechnologies to expand production of silicon-carbon battery anodes and build a lithium-ion battery cell manufacturing facility. The White House linked the investment to supply chains for satellites, unmanned aerial systems and munitions.
Another $400 million is slated for Sunrise Energy Metals to develop a scandium supply chain that the administration described as including the world’s first primary scandium mine. Scandium is used in high-heat aluminum alloys with applications in fighter aircraft and spacecraft.
Minnesota-based Niron Magnetics is set to receive $150 million to develop and produce permanent magnets that do not rely on rare earth elements, while more than $85 million is directed to Standard Bauxite for refractory-grade bauxite used in high-temperature-resistant materials.
The Export-Import Bank is providing $25 million to Global Advanced Materials in Pennsylvania for tantalum and niobium production supporting electronics, magnets and steel, according to the White House.
The bank is also investing $25 million in Westwater Resources to develop Alabama’s Coosa Graphite Deposit for domestic battery manufacturing and $8 million in California-based 5E Advanced Materials to develop a boron deposit.
The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation will match a $4.8 million investment in Harena Rare Earths to develop a rare earth mine in Madagascar. The administration characterized the project as a way to secure inputs for U.S. manufacturing.
The investments are part of a broader effort to reduce U.S. dependence on foreign sources of critical minerals and materials, particularly for defense and industrial applications. The White House reported that the administration has signed or approved 160 mineral-related deals totaling almost $40 billion since January 2025.
The new commitments also target a shortage of workers trained for mining and mineral-related industries. The Department of Energy is directing $100 million to 14 mining schools with a goal of doubling graduates with credentials in mining, minerals and associated supply chains.
More than $80 million is being directed to three schools for workforce-development programs and technology centers intended to train geologists, metallurgists and mining engineers.
The administration has increasingly tied mineral policy to national security and industrial strategy. Trump has used Section 232 authorities on products including steel, aluminum, copper and critical minerals and has issued a series of executive actions covering domestic mineral production, offshore resources and processed critical-mineral imports.
In July, Trump also signed an executive order focused on domestic defense supply chains and a presidential determination delegating Defense Production Act authority to establish export restrictions on recoverable critical minerals and materials.
The White House portrayed Friday’s investments as part of the administration’s effort to expand domestic mining, processing, refining and manufacturing capacity while limiting exposure to geopolitical supply disruptions.
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