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Countries are racing to secure the critical minerals and rare earths needed to make vital products.

"Project Vault" will be funded by a $10 billion loan from the U.S. Export-Import Bank, along with $2 billion in private-sector financing, President Trump said.

Project Vault, as it's called, would store critical minerals in the way the Strategic Petroleum Reserve stores crude oil.

U.S. President Donald Trump has just unveiled "Project Vault", a $12 billion critical minerals stockpile intended to cushion U.S. manufacturers from supply disruption.