U.S. GAO - Critical Minerals: Reducing U.S. Import Reliance with Substitution and Recycling Technologies

Global Tech Thu, 23 Jul 2026 18:43:26 GMT Moderate confidence — 64/100

What GAO Found Technologies like batteries and semiconductors are essential to the U.
economy but rely on imports of lithium, gallium, and other critical minerals.
GAO found that substitution and recycling technologies could help reduce U.

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What GAO Found Technologies like batteries and semiconductors are essential to the U.
economy but rely on imports of lithium, gallium, and other critical minerals.
GAO found that substitution and recycling technologies could help reduce U.

Sources: Gao