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U.S. Energy Department to Fund Alcoa Bauxite Project for Military-Critical Minerals
United States
First seen: Aug 20, 2026, 1:46 AM UTCUpdated: Aug 20, 2026, 1:46 AM UTC
WHAT HAPPENED
The U.S. Department of Energy plans to fund an Alcoa project to extract minerals described as critical to the military.
SO WHAT?
The funding could affect U.S. access to strategically important mineral supplies and military-related resource security.
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