ANDY HOME: Uranium back in the spotlight as nuclear comes in from the cold
Trump pushing for re-inclusion of uranium on US Geological Survey critical minerals list
31 January 2025 - 05:00
Is uranium a critical mineral? Not according to the US Geological Survey (USGS), which dropped it from its critical minerals list in 2022 on the grounds it didn’t qualify because it was a “fuel mineral”.
US President Donald Trump wants it to think again...
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