The Trump administration released a report Tuesday concluding that the United States is highly dependent on foreign imports for many critical minerals.
The report from the Interior Department’s U.S. Geological Survey found that the nation is 100 percent dependent on foreign imports for 20 key minerals, and China is often the main producer of the minerals.
The administration is using the report to sound an alarm bell and push for more mining and extraction of such minerals domestically, especially on federal land.
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke called the findings “shocking.”