DOE’s Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation Announces $29.5 Million for National Laboratory Mining Projects
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation (CMEI) today selected 17 U.S. National Laboratory projects for $29.5 million in funding to accelerate the development of innovative technologies that expand and improve America’s domestic mining capabilities. In accordance with President Trump’s Executive Order, Unleashing American Energy, these projects will reduce dependence on foreign supply chains, bolster national security, and advance the technologies that will establish America’s long‑term energy independence.
“Today’s investment is about unleashing the full innovative power of our National Laboratories,” said Assistant Secretary of Energy Audrey Robertson. “These projects will advance President Trump’s effort to strengthen domestic mining, protect our supply chains, and ensure the United States leads the world in critical mineral technologies.”
The following National Laboratory projects have been selected for award negotiations:
- Ames National Laboratory (Ames, Iowa)
- Argonne National Laboratory (Lemont, Illinois)
- Idaho National Laboratory (Idaho Falls, Idaho)
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley, California)
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (Livermore, California)
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (Los Alamos, New Mexico)
- National Laboratory of the Rockies (Golden, Colorado)
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (Oak Ridge, Tennessee)
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (Richland, Washington)
- Sandia National Laboratory (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
- Savannah River National Laboratory (Jackson, South Carolina)
- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (Menlo Park, California)
CMEI’s Advanced Mining and Mineral Production Technologies Office will fund these selections through its Mine of the Future Initiative.
