Trump administration pledges more than $2 billion to battery and critical-minerals companies to reduce U.S. reliance on China.

Executives from the ASX mining giants will attend high-level talks with the Trump administration to help break Beijing’s stranglehold in critical minerals.

Trump hosts Rio Tinto, BHP, and Freeport-McMoRan at a State Department roundtable to accelerate domestic critical mineral supply for US defense

The White House needs critical minerals to replenish weapons stockpiles depleted during the Iran conflict and reduce U.S. dependence on Chinese supply chains.