🙏 Thank you to ACMA member @BPC_Bipartisan for bringing together leaders from mining, processing, manufacturing, and policy on Capitol Hill last week! ACMA's Executive Director Sarah Venuto was glad to join the discussion and share perspectives on building a stronger U.S. critical minerals industry. 💪

⛏️The future of American mining is getting a $29.5 million boost. @ENERGY is funding 17 National Lab projects to improve domestic mining, from more efficient mineral recovery to autonomous exploration. These innovations support ACMA’s mission to strengthen American mining and supply manufacturers with essential raw materials. 🔗 Read the Release: energy.gov/cmei/articles/doe…

Enacting the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act is a critical step toward building secure domestic supply chains and reducing America’s reliance on foreign adversaries for the minerals and materials vital to our economic and national security. Critical minerals companies are making substantial investments to strengthen the domestic supply chain, supporting our national defense, our energy future, and the growth of the American economy. But they are doing so on permitting timelines that are too often unpredictable. BAAJA brings needed coordination, predictability, and accountability to federal reviews and authorizations. ACMA applauds @SenatorHeinrich, @SenWhitehouse, @SenCapito, and @SenMikeLee for their tireless, bipartisan work on this bill. We look forward to working with Democrats and Republicans in the House to swiftly pass BAAJA and send it to the President’s desk.

🎤 TODAY: ACMA’s Sarah Venuto joins mining, processing & manufacturing leaders at a @BPC_Bipartisan congressional roundtable on building U.S. critical minerals capacity at scale. See you there! 👋 🔗 Register now: bpc.my.salesforcesites.com/b…

🗺️ The U.S. has 1,271 known deposits of 59 critical minerals across 41 states and Puerto Rico, according to new @USGS data. Better data means better decisions—and a competitive imperative in the race to secure the critical minerals that power our economy and national security. 🔎 Explore the Map: usgs.gov/news/national-news-…

🙏 Thank you @coschoolofmines and the Payne Institute for having ACMA at the 5th Annual Critical Minerals Symposium in Golden! It was great to join the workforce capacity panel and meet so many people building America's supply chain. From the next gen of engineers to new processing tech, the future of this industry is bright. 💪

That's a wrap on the 2026 Congressional Grid Innovation Expo! 🙏⚡ Thank you to @NEMAupdates & @GridwiseA for a great morning showcasing how critical minerals & advanced manufacturing are strengthening the grid. And thank you to Chairman @boblatta & Rep. @RepStricklandWA for being true champions of American energy & critical minerals. From the mine to the manufacturing floor, secure supply chains underpin it all. 👏

🏔️ACMA is headed to Golden, CO for the 5th Annual Critical Minerals Symposium at @COSchoolofMines on Sept. 24-25. We're on the Day 1 closing panel talking critical mineral workforce capacity – because you can't rebuild a supply chain without the people to run it. If you'll be in Golden, come say hello! 👋

🔋 The U.S. House just passed the BRACE Act — a major step to strengthen American lithium-ion battery recycling & critical mineral recovery. ♻️ Thank you @RepMMM & @RepRaulRuizMD for leading this bipartisan bill, and @RepGuthrie & @FrankPallone for moving it through @HouseCommerce. Now it's the Senate's turn: pass the BRACE Act. 🪨 🔗 Read Rep. Miller Meeks' press release: millermeeks.house.gov/media/…

📅 ONE WEEK OUT: Join @NEMAUpdates, GridWise Alliance, and ACMA for #GridExpo on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 9 a.m.–12 p.m. in the Rayburn Foyer on Capitol Hill. ⚡ See how critical minerals + advanced manufacturing are strengthening the grid. ✅ Register: forms.office.com/r/KSskYFxTL…

📅 SAVE THE DATE: On Tuesday, September 15th, ACMA’s Executive Director Sarah Venuto will speak alongside legislators and industry leaders at the @NEMAUpdates Expo in the Rayburn Foyer on Capitol Hill! Programming kicks off at 9:00 AM. We hope to see you there!

Ending our reliance on foreign critical minerals isn't just about digging them up — you've got to process, build, and recycle them here too. That's the ballgame, and @ENERGY just made a serious play. ⚾ $500M to 7 projects expanding critical mineral processing, battery manufacturing & recycling in the U.S. — lithium, cobalt & the batteries that run on them. The kind of durable, cross-the-aisle investment ACMA keeps pushing for. 👏 🔗 energy.gov/articles/energy-d…

Plot twist: a lot of the critical minerals we're scrambling for are already here — stuck in our industrial waste. 🤯 @ENERGY just put $162M behind 9 projects to actually pull them out: scandium, copper, antimony, rare earths. Waste → strategic supply. We're here for it. 🔗 energy.gov/cmei/articles/doe…

The @DeptofWar's Office of Strategic Capital just launched the National Security Fund Finance (NSFF) program — pairing federal loans with private capital to strengthen critical minerals supply chain. 🪨 ACMA welcomes tools that drive investment into domestic processing, and we look forward to seeing cash start flowing to the projects that will secure our supply chains. war.gov/News/Releases/Releas…

A new @USGAO report backs what ACMA champions: battery recycling could cut U.S. import reliance for lithium, cobalt, copper & nickel in 2–3 years — if we build domestic capacity. Recycling is central to American supply chain security. ♻️ 📄 Read the GAO report: gao.gov/products/gao-26-1086…

🌟MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: ACMA member 3 Proton Lithium (3PL) just confirmed world-class resources at Railroad Valley, NV — including what it reports as the largest U.S. tungsten resource, plus lithium, potash & boron. This is what supply chain independence looks like. 💪 Congratulations to the 3PL team — we're proud to have you as a member! 🔗 3protonlithium.com/

New @IEA Global Critical Minerals Outlook 2026: supply concentration, export restrictions & falling investments are putting mineral security at risk. ⚠️ The U.S. answer: build domestic processing & recycling capacity now. 📄 Read the full IEA Outlook: iea.org/reports/global-criti…