The United States and Australia signed a landmark Critical Minerals Framework today that includes more than $3 billion in immediate investments in critical mineral projects, with up to $8 billion in total financing possible through additional U.S. Export-Import Bank support, signaling a major step in securing supply-chain and defense resources. Under the framework, both governments committed to investing more than $3 billion together in critical mineral projects over the next six months. In addition, the U.S. Export-Import Bank issued seven...
