WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 07: Chairman of the American Ocean Minerals Tom Albanese (R) listens as Senior Director of Global Supply Chain David Copley speaks during a roundtable on the American mining industry at the U.S. Department of State on August 07, 2026 in Washington, DC. Trump attended the event as his administration aims to secure additional supplies of critical minerals in an effort to replenish weapons stockpiles that have been depleted during the U.S. conflict with Iran. (Photo by Eric Lee/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 07: Executive Director of the National Energy Dominance Council Jarrod Agen attends during a roundtable on the American mining industry at the U.S. Department of State on August 07, 2026 in Washington, DC. Trump attended the event as his administration aims to secure additional supplies of critical minerals in an effort to replenish weapons stockpiles that have been depleted during the U.S. conflict with Iran. (Photo by Eric Lee/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 07: President and CEO of Century Aluminum Jesse Gary attends a roundtable on the American mining industry at the U.S. Department of State on August 07, 2026 in Washington, DC. Trump attended the event as his administration aims to secure additional supplies of critical minerals in an effort to replenish weapons stockpiles that have been depleted during the U.S. conflict with Iran. (Photo by Eric Lee/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 07: U.S. President Donald Trump (C) admires the decor in the room during a roundtable on the American mining industry at the U.S. Department of State on August 07, 2026 in Washington, DC. Trump attended the event as his administration aims to secure additional supplies of critical minerals in an effort to replenish weapons stockpiles that have been depleted during the U.S. conflict with Iran. (Photo by Eric Lee/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 07: U.S. President Donald Trump attends a roundtable on the American mining industry at the U.S. Department of State on August 07, 2026 in Washington, DC. Trump attended the event as his administration aims to secure additional supplies of critical minerals in an effort to replenish weapons stockpiles that have been depleted during the U.S. conflict with Iran. (Photo by Eric Lee/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 07: U.S. President Donald Trump holds up a gold replica of a deep sea nodule given to him by Chairman of the American Ocean Minerals Tom Albanese during a roundtable on the American mining industry at the U.S. Department of State on August 07, 2026 in Washington, DC. Trump attended the event as his administration aims to secure additional supplies of critical minerals in an effort to replenish weapons stockpiles that have been depleted during the U.S. conflict with Iran. (Photo by Eric Lee/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 07: U.S. President Donald Trump looks at a gold replica of a deep sea nodule given to him by Chairman of the American Ocean Minerals Tom Albanese during a roundtable on the American mining industry at the U.S. Department of State on August 07, 2026 in Washington, DC. Trump attended the event as his administration aims to secure additional supplies of critical minerals in an effort to replenish weapons stockpiles that have been depleted during the U.S. conflict with Iran. (Photo by Eric Lee/Getty Images)

US President Donald Trump (L) and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stand at the end of a roundtable on the American mining industry at the US Department of State in Washington, DC, on August 7, 2026. (Photo by Kent NISHIMURA / AFP via Getty Images)