DOE announces $29.5 M to national labs to advance critical mineral supply chain

By: Cami Koons

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: September 30, 2026

Words: 1,209

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago

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AMES — Researchers at the Ames National Laboratory are part of a U.S. Department of Energy initiative, called Mine of the Future Initiative, aimed at boosting the nation’s supply chain for critical minerals which are currently held almost entirely by China.

Audrey Robertson, assistant secretary of energy for the Office of Critical Mineral and Energy Innovation, announced Wednesday at the Ames National Laboratory the DOE was awarding $29.5 million toward Mine …

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