EO 14241 – Immediate Measures To Increase American Mineral Production (Mar 20, 2025)

Declares that federal environmental regulations have "eroded" mineral production and directs agencies to "facilitate domestic mineral production to the maximum extent possible," invoking the Defense Production Act. It opens essentially all federal lands to mining as a priority use, orders expedited permitting and financing for critical-mineral projects, and establishes the National Energy Dominance Council to coordinate aggressive expansion of mining and processing.