Critical minerals: status, challenges, and policy options for recovery from nontraditional sources : report to congressional addressees / United States Government Accountability Office.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

United States. Government Accountability Office, author, issuing body.

Series:

United States. Government Accountability Office. Technology assessment

Technology assessment

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mineral industries--Technological innovations--Evaluation.

Mineral industries.

Strategic materials--Economic aspects--United States.

Strategic materials.

Mines and mineral resources--Technological innovations--United States.

Mines and mineral resources.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (iii, 39 pages) : color illustrations, color photographs

Other Title:

Critical minerals GAO-24-106395

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : United States Government Accountability Office, 2024.

Summary:

Critical minerals are essential for technologies used across the economy, including in energy, defense, health care, and electronics. But the U.S. supply is highly dependent on foreign countries. One strategy for increasing and diversifying the domestic supply of critical minerals is by recovering them from nontraditional sources.This technology assessment discusses (1) the benefits of recovering critical minerals from nontraditional sources; (2) the status of available technologies to use on mining wastes, coal wastes, and geothermal and other brines; (3) the challenges of recovery from nontraditional sources; and (4) options policymakers could consider to help address the challenges.

Contents:

Introduction

1. Background: critical minerals and nontraditional sources

2. Benefits of recovery from nontraditional sources

2.1 Domestic supply

2.2 Reuse existing sites

2.3 Community

3. Mining and coal wastes

3.1 Overview of mining and coal wastes

3.2 Recovery technologies and status

4. Geothermal and other brines

4.1 Overview of geothermal and other brines

4.2 Recovery technologies and status

5. Challenges to recovery from nontraditional sources

5.1 Characterization

5.2 Liability

5.3 Permitting

5.4 Economics

5.5 Public engagement and tribal consultation

6. Policy options

6.1 Pilot Good Samaritan legislation

6.2 Subsidies

6.3 Community benefit agreements

6.4 Maintain the status quo

7. Agency and expert comments

Appendices.

Notes:

"July 2024."

"GAO-24-106395."

In scope of the U.S. Government Publishing Office Catalog and Indexing Program (C&I) and Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP).

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (GAO, viewed August 1, 2024).

OCLC:

1450606863