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Trump invokes wartime powers to increase production of critical minerals

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President Donald Trump signs executive order aimed at increasing production of critical minerals like uranium, copper, potash and gold.

The order gives Defense Secretary authority to use the Defense Production Act to facilitate the advancement of domestic mineral production.

The act was passed in 1950 in response to production needs during the Korean War .

China holds a dominant position in the production and processing of many critical minerals.

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