Washington Forms Pax Silica Coalition, Pledges $3 Billion to Secure Critical Minerals
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Updated · Anadolu Agency | English · Sep 8
Washington Forms Pax Silica Coalition, Pledges $3 Billion to Secure Critical Minerals
3 articles · Updated · Anadolu Agency | English · Sep 8
Summary
Pax Silica brings together the US, Australia, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Israel to diversify supplies of critical minerals and rare earths central to defense, AI and energy.
China’s dominance in processing and refining has driven the push, with Washington framing minerals such as lithium, cobalt, graphite and tungsten as a national security vulnerability.
Trump’s administration is pairing the coalition with domestic measures, including a Strategic Critical Minerals Reserve, export-control authority and a Buy American directive for federal agencies.
A $3 billion investment program and bilateral deals from Southeast Asia to Saudi Arabia aim to link US mining and processing with allied financing and downstream production.
The strategy also extends to resource access in Ukraine, cooperation with Australia and revived projects such as Alaska’s Ambler Road as Washington tries to rebuild a resilient non-Chinese supply network.