Bill Powers interviews critical metals expert Tomasz Nadrowski about the U.S. Government's recent funding initiatives for the mining industry.
In this episode, host Bill Powers interviews critical metals expert Tomasz Nadrowski to discuss the significance of the U.S. Government’s recent historic roundtable with the mining industry. At the gathering, President Trump announced over $2 billion in critical mining and mining-related projects to revitalize the industry and over $180 million in mining school investments to bolster the American mining workforce. Tomasz is the author of “Mineral War: China’s Quest for Weapons of Mineral Destruction.” 00:00 Intro 00:43 White House Minerals Push 01:14 Workforce Crunch Timeline 03:08 Resolution Copper and Projects 04:31 How Funding Gets Chosen 05:06 Market Signals and Investors 06:42 FORGE Price Floors 07:55 Export Controls and Recycling 09:00 Government Due Diligence 09:58 Scandium Bet Explained 11:33 Graphite and Offtake Risk 13:41 Greenland Reality Check 15:03 Fund Edge and DLE View 16:54 Metallurgy and Midstream 20:33 Getting Generalists Involved White House Fact Sheet Discussed: https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2026/08/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-announces-billions-in-new-deals-and-investments-to-power-american-mining/ Tomasz’s book…
Host: Bill Powers
Guest: Tomasz Nadrowski
Organizations: U.S. Government, White House, FORGE, Amvest Terraden
Books & works: Mineral War: China’s Quest for Weapons of Mineral Destruction
Places: Greenland
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