Reinventing Our Domestic Mineral Supply Chain in a Post-Pandemic World Webinar

Event Program:

Panel 1

• Congressman Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA)
• Congressman Eric Swalwell (D-CA)

Panel 2

• Morgan Bazilian: Director of the Payne Institute, Professor of Public Policy, Colorado School of Mines
• Joe Bryan: Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council Global Energy Center
• Jane Nakano: Senior Fellow, Center for Strategic and International Studies

Event Description

The past year has laid bare the myriad problems associated with the U.S.’ overreliance on mineral imports and adversarial approach to domestic mineral production. U.S. mineral import reliance has more than doubled over the past 25 years while mineral demand for key technologies and industries is soaring. Whether through global shutdowns imposed by countries holding the position as a lead supplier of a key commodity or trade tensions with geopolitical rivals, multiple threats have emerged to American industry’s ability to get the minerals needed for energy, technology, medical and manufacturing supply chains. Congress has taken note with a flurry of key pieces of legislation intended to support minerals mining in the U.S. This roundtable will discuss the severity of the challenge in the U.S., the increasing demands that lie ahead, the policy solutions that are within reach, and how the election may impact it all.