MINE-05 — Critical Minerals Crashed. True News, False News, DOE Policy. USAR / CRML / TMC / MP
2026-01-29 · paid tier- **Critical mineral stocks crashed yesterday** on a Reuters report claiming the Trump administration is dropping price-floor support for critical minerals. **Speaker thinks the report is misleading / out of context.**
- **The actual DOE announcement (Jan 28, 2026)** says the opposite: DOE's Critical Minerals & Energy Innovation Office is being **restructured into 3 specialized sub-departments to accelerate critical mineral mining, supply chain diversification, battery and magnet research, and recycling.** Strong commitment language, not retreat.
- **Reuters used out-of-context quotes** ("we're not here to prop you up — don't expect us to") that almost certainly came from a closed-door meeting where minor / under-developed players asked for excessive subsidies, not from a general policy reversal.