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   Strategic reserves of critical metals, as well as existing strategic energy   
   reserves, are being reviewed.   
      
   These critical metals and minerals involve more than just rare metals. Copper   
   and aluminum, for example, are so important that strategic reserves will be   
   maintained.   
      
   This is an expensive undertaking, because all that material needs to be stored   
   somewhere. It must be monitored, it must remain accessible, and it must be   
   properly managed.   
      
   Trump believes that companies should just finance this for the time being. The   
   question is how those companies will recoup this investment. The minerals and   
   metals will therefore likely become more expensive than the market price.   
   These "details" haven't been worked out, and I think it's crucial to have them   
   clear upfront. Why should companies bear these costs if they have no   
   commercial benefit? If an American company has to bear these costs for just a   
   short period, American companies will become less competitive in the global   
   market.   
      
   If the government wants a strategic reserve, why wouldn't it take care of it   
   itself?   
      
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