According to CCTV International News, US President Trump will convene a meeting with executives from Rio Tinto, BHP Billiton, Freeport McMoran Copper and Gold, Mountain Pass Materials, American Rare Earth, American Energy Fuel, and Canadian Metals at the US State Department on August 7th local time to ensure the supply of key minerals to the United States and its allies. Reuters reported that the United States is urgently in need of key minerals to replenish its weapons stockpile depleted during the Iran conflict, and the Trump administration plans to announce multiple deals and memorandums of understanding.
