Documents Relating To The United States And Critical Minerals.

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In May 2025, the Department of Industry, Science and Resources advised the Minister for Resources on a US Section 232 national security investigation into processed critical minerals and derivative products, launched by the US Department of Commerce on 22 April 2025 at President Trump's request. The investigation examines whether imports of these materials threaten US national security under the Trade Expansion Act 1962. The US Secretary of Commerce is scheduled to present findings to President Trump in October 2025. The department consulted internally across its Critical Minerals Office, Critical Minerals Security Branch, and International Strategy and National Security Division, and with the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts. The document recommends ministerial approval regarding Australia's response to this investigation, though specific recommendations are redacted.