Greg Bowman presented the keynote address at the 2026 Partner Forum where experts from across the R&D spectrum discussed how to build a stronger domestic supply chain for critical minerals. Photo by Joe DelNero, National Laboratory of the Rockies/
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At 2026 Partner Forum, Industry, Academia, Government, and Researchers Convene To Talk U.S. Supply Strangleholds, Modern Mining, and Optimism
If you drive through one of the western-most points of West Texas—about 85 miles east of El Paso County—you might spot a rounded brown mountain in the empty dust sprawl alongside Interstate 10. But even if you did note the humdrum mound, chances are your brain would shrug off the memory. Who cares about a bald hump of dirt in a desert?
Greg Bowman does.
