Fact Sheets Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Announces Billions in New Deals and Investments to Power American MiningBOLSTERING AMERICAN MINING: Today, President Donald J. Trump held a historic roundtable with the mining industry where he announced over $2 billion in critical mining and mining-related projects to revitalize the industry and over $180 million in mining school investments to bolster the American mining workforce. Critical materials build and power the modern world from cars to military weaponry and factory machinery to smartphones and computers. It is vital that the United States have sufficient and secure mining, processing, refining, manufacturing, and recycling to reduce reliance on foreign countries. Additionally, America cannot restore its industrial competitiveness and rebuild its critical mineral supply chain without rebuilding the workforce that powers it. For decades, the nation’s critical mineral supply chain has steadily contracted despite a rapid increase in demand for critical minerals.