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Waste Not, Want Not: DOI Aims To Boost The Extraction Of Critical Minerals From Mine Waste

Federal regulation of mine waste could look very different by the end of the year if the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) meets a new suite of goals it has set for itself.

United States Environment

AP

Arnold & Porter

Unearthing US Vulnerabilities: President Trump Outlines Steps To Strengthen The US Copper Industry

The Trump Administration has made it clear that it intends to increase the United States's production of critical minerals, with a focus on copper, through its implementation of the "Unleashing American Energy"...

United States Finance

MB

Mayer Brown

Department Of Interior Requests Information On Regulatory Reform By July 21, 2025

DOI issued a Request for Information (RFI) asking affected industries to identify existing Interior regulations that can be modified or repealed to support the Trump administration's "energy dominance" and deregulatory agenda.

United States Energy

BD

Beveridge & Diamond

Energy Law Report: President Trump Issues Executive Order Aiming To Increase American Mineral Production

In this article, the authors review the Trump administration's recent efforts with respect to the critical minerals...

United States Energy

MB

Mayer Brown

Navigating U.S. Policy Shifts In The Critical Minerals Sector (Video)

United States Energy

AG

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Mining For Gold: Little-Used Regulatory Golden Nuggets That Can Make Life Easier For Shippers, Brokers, And Carriers.

United States Transport

B

Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP

Department Of Interior Requests Information On Regulatory Reform By June 20, 2025

United States Energy

BD

Beveridge & Diamond

Surface vs. Mineral Owners: Texas Supreme Court Settles Salt Cavern Ownership Dispute

United States Energy

B

Bracewell

Interior Fast-Tracks Statutory Reviews Of Energy And Mining Projects, Citing A National Energy Emergency

United States Environment

DG

Davis Graham

Case Update: United States v. Osage Wind, LLC

United States Energy

DG

Davis Graham

A Challenge To The Constitution For The Ocean? Understanding Trump's Deep Sea Mining Executive Order

Worldwide Energy

FH

Foley Hoag LLP

Texas Supreme Court: Subsurface Storage Rights Generally Belong To Surface, Not Mineral Owner

United States Energy

HK

Holland & Knight

Energy Policy In The Trump Administration Webinar Series – Session 6: Critical And Fuel Minerals

United States Energy

KG

K&L Gates LLP

How Halting Penny Production Could Reshape Natural Resource Policies

United States Energy

FL

Fennemore

Trump Administration Passes The One Big Beautiful Bill Act

United States Tax

FL

Foley & Lardner

Analysis Of The 2025 Federal Tax Changes Under The "One Big Beautiful Bill" Legislation

B

BakerHostetler

ALERT: Key Tax Provisions Provided For In "One Big Beautiful Bill Act"

United States Employment

DP

Dilworth Paxson LLP

Business Tax Law Provisions Of The OBBA

United States Commercial

OK

Offit Kurman

Protectionism Or Free Trade?

United States International

BG

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Texas Supreme Court Gets "Salty" In Recent Underground Storage Opinion

On May 16, 2025 the Texas Supreme Court released its opinion in Myers-Woodward, LLC v. Underground Services Markham, LLC, 2025 WL 1415892 (Tex. May 16, 2025).

United States Energy

FL

Foley & Lardner

Ownership Of Underground Storage Space Under Texas Law Resolved By Texas Supreme Court Decision

The Texas Supreme Court, in Myers-Woodward, LLC v. Undergrounds Services Markham, LLC, — S.W.3d —, No. 22-0878, 2025 WL 1415892 (Tex. May 16, 2025), held that surface owners own subsurface salt caverns...

United States Energy

LL

Liskow & Lewis

US Deep Sea Mineral Mining Efforts Put It At Odds With International Authority, Global Rivals

On April 24, US President Trump signed an executive order authorizing deep seabed mining for critical mineral resources, diverting US policy away from alignment with customary international law in favor of US national and economic security.

United States Energy

SJ

Steptoe LLP

US-Ukraine Minerals Deal: Unlocking Ukraine's Mineral Potential

On 30 April 2025, the Governments of Ukraine and the United States of America signed an Agreement on the Establishment of a United States-Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund (the "Agreement"). The official final draft of the Agreement in English and Ukrainian was published by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine on 1 May 2025

Worldwide Energy

MB

Mayer Brown

New Executive Order: Enhancing Offshore Critical Mineral Development

United States Energy

CS

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP

Executive Order Prompts Action On Seabed Mining And Foreign Collaboration

United States Energy

CL

Cassidy Levy Kent

DOI Implements Expedited Permitting Procedures For Energy And Critical Mineral Projects

United States Energy

JM

Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP

Trump Administration Makes Move To Expand Critical Mineral Production Through Deep-Sea Mining

United States Energy

PC

Perkins Coie LLP

Revitalizing Coal: An Overview Of The April 8 Executive Order

United States Energy

WS

Winston & Strawn LLP

New Executive Order Supports Deep Sea Critical Minerals Development

United States Energy

HK

Holland & Knight

Trump Administration Accelerates Resolution Copper Mine Approval, Advancing Domestic Mineral Agenda

United States Energy

JM

Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP

Trump Administration Advances First Wave Of Critical Mineral Projects Under Expedited Permitting

United States Energy

JM

Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP

Trump Administration Takes Next Step To Advance Domestic Mineral Production

United States Energy

PC

Perkins Coie LLP

Department Of The Interior Recognizes Colosseum Mine's Continuing Right To Mine Gold And Explore For Rare Earth Elements

United States Energy

JM

Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP

Trump Administration Accelerates Resolution Copper Mine Approval, Advancing Domestic Mineral Agenda

Following President Trump's March 20, 2025, Executive Order ("EO") 14157, "Immediate Measures to Increase American Mineral Production" (discussed in our blogpost here)...

United States Energy

JM

Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP

Trump Administration Advances First Wave Of Critical Mineral Projects Under Expedited Permitting

The Trump administration has unveiled the first 10 mining projects designated for accelerated federal permitting under Executive Order 14157, Immediate Measures to Increase American Mineral Production...

United States Energy

JM

Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP

Trump Administration Takes Next Step To Advance Domestic Mineral Production

Continuing the administration's strategy to enhance domestic mining and processing of minerals and to minimize the United States' reliance on imports, on March 20, 2025...

United States Energy

PC

Perkins Coie LLP

Department Of The Interior Recognizes Colosseum Mine's Continuing Right To Mine Gold And Explore For Rare Earth Elements

This week, the U.S. Department of the Interior ("DOI") publicly confirmed the ongoing rights of Colosseum Rare Metals, Inc. ("CRM") to continue mining operations at the Colosseum Mine...

United States Energy

JM

Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP

10 Ideas For MSHA Leaders In The Trump Administration To Consider

United States Employment

OD

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

From Extraction To Smelting: President Trump Issues Executive Order Aiming To Increase American Mineral Production

Those in the critical minerals industry have been waiting to see what President Donald Trump's next move would be after his "Unleashing American Energy" Executive Order on January 20, 2025...

United States Energy

MB

Mayer Brown

President Trump Issues Executive Order For Immediate Measures To Increase American Mineral Production

On March 25, 2025, President Trump's Executive Order 14241, Immediate Measures to Increase American Mineral Production, was published in the Federal Register.

United States Government

BI

Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

6 Key Takeaways From President Trump's Executive Order: "Immediate Measures To Increase American Mineral Production"

On March 20, 2025, President Donald Trump signed a sweeping executive order aimed at accelerating domestic production of critical minerals to reduce reliance on foreign mineral supplies.

United States Energy

AC

Ankura Consulting Group LLC

President Trump Issues Executive Order Promoting Domestic Mineral Production

On March 20, 2025, President Donald Trump signed a sweeping executive order promoting mining and processing of "critical minerals" in the United States.

United States Energy

GT

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

President Trump's March 20 Executive Order Bolsters Domestic Mineral Production Through Permitting, Leasing, And Funding

United States Energy

JM

Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP

SEC Exempts Certain Proof-Of-Work Crypto Mining Activities From Securities Regulation: A Game Changer For The Industry?

United States Technology

DM

Duane Morris LLP

Immediate Measures To Increase American Mineral Production

United States Energy

BB

Baker Botts LLP

Key Takeaways From President Trump's Executive Order To Strengthen U.S. Mineral Production

United States Energy

HK

Holland & Knight

SEC Clarifies Position On Proof-Of-Work Mining: What It Means For Bitcoin And Beyond

United States Technology

KM

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

SEC Division Of Corporation Finance Statement On Certain Proof-of Work Mining Activities

United States Finance

SJ

Steptoe LLP

Resource Nationalism In The Coup Belt: Rising Risks For Global Supply Chains

United States Energy

SJ

Steptoe LLP

Energy-Focused Executive Orders: Impact On Mining

United States Energy

MB

Mayer Brown

President Trump' Nomination Of Kathleen M. Sgamma As BLM Director May Boost Domestic Drilling And Mining

United States Energy

JM

Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP

Traverse Legal Launches Investigation Into Project 79, Hydro Whales NFT Collection, Burlcore Mining, Ocean Money, GSP, And Sahara Star Mining, And Related Projects

United States Energy

Traverse Legal

How Investment Treaties Can Protect Your Mining Interests Abroad

United States Energy

MB

Mayer Brown

Environmental Regulations And Climate Initiatives: A Targeted Rollback

United States Environment

GP

Goodwin Procter LLP

Breaking Down The Good Samaritan Act: What It Means For Hardrock Mine Remediation

United States Energy

WB

Womble Bond Dickinson

Capitalizing On Change: Emerging Opportunities For Latin America In The Rare Minerals Market

Worldwide Energy

GT

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Permitting Reform In The Trump Administration

United States Energy

WB

Womble Bond Dickinson

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