Mineral Demand for Defense

Public Policy & Regulation Senior Policy Advisor Joe Sopcisak will join a distinguished panel titled "Mineral Demand for Defense" at the Colorado School of Mines' 2025 Critical Minerals Symposium in Golden, Colorado. Topics will include the latest W2M technologies being developed and fielded, the U.S. Department of Defense's (DOD) role in leading the sourcing and development of domestic critical minerals, and an update on the Trump Administration's policies and regulatory reform efforts to expedite development of secondary domestic critical minerals.