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Washington, D.C., Oct. 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A once-ignored corner of the American economy is roaring back to life. After years of dependence on Chinese supply chains, the Pentagon has launched a sweeping plan to rebuild domestic production of the metals that power jet engines, electric grids, and A.I. hardware. Public filings show more than $1 billion earmarked for cobalt, antimony, scandium, and other critical resources \u2014 the largest mineral stockpiling effort since the Cold War.<\/p>\n

Former CIA and Pentagon advisor Jim Rickards believes this marks the dawn of what he calls \u201cAmerica\u2019s $150 trillion mineral endowment.\u201d<\/u><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cWell guess who profits from locking up our vast mineral resources \u2014 for decades? CHINA!\u201d Rickards said. \u201cThe U.S. government admits we rely on China for nearly 100% of 20 key minerals.\u201d<\/p>\n

He argues the new wave of government funding is doing more than securing defense supply chains \u2014 it\u2019s cracking open a fortune buried beneath U.S. soil.<\/p>\n

Washington Opens the Floodgates<\/strong><\/p>\n

When Beijing restricted exports of germanium and gallium last year, prices for key metals doubled within months. The shock forced Washington to confront a hard truth: America could not build its next generation of technologies without breaking free of China\u2019s grip.<\/p>\n

Trump\u2019s administration responded by fast-tracking resource development across federal lands and approving funds through the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which directs billions toward domestic mining and refining.<\/p>\n

Rickards points to a parallel legal shift that makes the move possible.<\/p>\n

\u201cLast year, Trump\u2019s Supreme Court overturned the Chevron Doctrine \u2026 for the first time in half a century \u2014 we can go get them!\u201d <\/u><\/a><\/p>\n

The decision removed decades of bureaucratic red tape that had blocked mining permits and exploration rights. Now, for the first time in generations, private industry can tap deposits long considered untouchable.<\/p>\n

From Federal Lands to Fortune<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rickards estimates that those federally controlled resources could be worth more than $150 trillion \u2014 a number so large it\u2019s enough to pay off the national debt four times over and make every American family a millionaire on paper.<\/p>\n

He likens the opportunity to a modern-day Homestead Act: instead of pioneers claiming farmland, a new generation of entrepreneurs and investors will claim the minerals that underpin the 21st-century economy.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor the first time in a century, [Trump] is re-opening our mineral-rich Federal lands and fast-tracking companies that will recover trillions of dollars\u2019 worth of resources right here in America.\u201d <\/u><\/a><\/p>\n

From Nevada\u2019s lithium basins to Alaska\u2019s rare-earth veins, exploration permits are multiplying. A handful of small U.S. firms now control early-stage access to these deposits \u2014 positioning themselves to supply both the Pentagon and the private technology sector.<\/p>\n

The New Industrial Revolution<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rickards believes this \u201crare-earth gold rush\u201d<\/u><\/a> could trigger a generation of growth \u201cthat dwarfs the New Deal.\u201d<\/p>\n

He says the combination of military demand, deregulation, and private innovation is setting the stage for a manufacturing comeback unseen in half a century.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is not some kind of government program like those Covid relief checks \u2026 it\u2019s a chance for the average American to become richer than they ever imagined.\u201d<\/p>\n

For investors, the first beneficiaries are likely to be the overlooked resource developers already tied into federal contracts and defense supply chains \u2014 the companies standing at the intersection of policy, technology, and geology.<\/p>\n

About Jim Rickards<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jim Rickards is a former advisor to the CIA, Pentagon, and U.S. Treasury. He predicted the 2008 financial crisis, Donald Trump\u2019s 2016 victory, and the 2020 pandemic lockdowns months before they occurred. Today he publishes Strategic Intelligence<\/em>, a monthly briefing on geopolitics and markets.<\/p>\n

CONTACT: Derek Warren\r\nPublic Relations Manager\r\nParadigm Press Group\r\nEmail: dwarren@paradigmpressgroup.com<\/pre>\n
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