特朗普新政，将减少美国对锂、石墨等关键矿物的依赖

近日，特朗普总统签署了一项行政命令，希望可以减少从电池到手机等一系列产品对关键矿物的依赖性。

12月20日，白宫发表声明表示，“此次的综合目标为鉴别发现新的关键矿物质来源,确保矿工和生产者获得最佳数据,简化租赁和批复过程，加快出产、加工和回收矿物质的各级供应链”。

美国内政部本周发布的报告显示了2016年美国依赖进口的23种矿物，其中包括钴、锂、石墨和稀土元素。报告称，美国对中国有极高的依赖性，因中国为这个全球最大经济体提供了至少20种关键的矿物。

此举可能会“开辟出新的发展道路”。企业可能会转变之前从国外进口矿物的倾向性。特朗普表示，这一政策是将美国人民的利益以及降低关键矿物的对外依赖性放在首位。

原文如下：

Trump Signs Order to Boost U.S. Production of Critical Minerals

President Donald Trump signed an executive order to reduce dependency of critical minerals used in everything from batteries to phones.

“The comprehensive order aims to identify new sources of critical minerals, ensure miners and producers have access to the best data, and streamline the leasing and permitting process to expedite production, reprocessing and recycling of minerals at all levels of the supply chain,” according to a statement Wednesday from the White House.

The U.S. in 2016 was reliant on imports for 23 minerals including cobalt, lithium, graphite and rare-earth elements, according to a report released this week by the Department of the Interior. The U.S. was most reliant on China, which supplied the world’s biggest economy with at least 20 critical minerals, the report said.

The move could “open up new avenues of growth,” said Andrew Cosgrove, senior energy and mining analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence. Companies may be less inclined to “seek out properties in foreign countries.”

“This executive order will prioritize reducing the nation’s vulnerability to disruptions in our supply of critical minerals safely and responsibility for the benefit of the American people,” Trump said in the statement.

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