Secretary Rubio delivers opening remarks at the Critical Minerals Ministerial - 9:00 AM

Critical Minerals Ministerial (Press Conference) · February 4, 2026

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Opening remarks by Vice President

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Vice President Vance opened the ministerial, framed critical minerals as central to economic and national security, and proposed a preferential trade zone with enforceable price floors and adjustable tariffs to prevent market flooding; he also described U.S. financing moves including a reported $100,000,000,000 lending authority to the Office of Strategic Capital and announced 'Project Vault' as a national strategic critical-minerals stockpile.

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A U.S.-hosted ministerial convened international partners to address fragile critical-minerals supply chains; U.S. officials proposed a preferential trade zone with enforceable price floors and announced major domestic financing, stockpiling and permitting initiatives.

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