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Mining industry warns permitting delays threaten critical‑mineral supply chains and backs NEPA reforms
Summary
Mining trade groups told lawmakers long permitting timelines for U.S. mines jeopardize competitiveness and national security; the National Mining Association endorsed Speed Act changes and separate mining clarifying bills.
Mining industry leaders told the House hearing that U.S. permitting timelines are among the longest in the world and are jeopardizing the country’s ability to secure supplies of minerals needed for clean energy, defense and advanced manufacturing. Rich Nolan, president and CEO of the National Mining Association, said a recent S&P Global study showed it takes an average of 29 years to bring a mine online in the United States — longer than most other mining jurisdictions — and that supply chain delays threaten domestic economic and national security goals.…
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