The US administration under President Donald Trump has started an unprecedented wave of federal partnerships with private-sector companies. The US government now holds stakes in four publicly traded metals companies: MP Materials, Lithium Americas, Trilogy Metals, and US Steel. This trend is part of the push to secure critical minerals supplies but also signals a new shift towards recovering costs from federal investments.

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  • What the impact will be on the companies involved

  • What the government hopes to get out of these partnerships

  • How these deals could be replicated in the future

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