DOE selects nine industrial-feedstock critical-materials pilot proposals totaling $162 million
Summary
On 18 August 2026, DOE selected nine applicants under Mines & Metals Capacity Expansion Topic Area 2 for industrial-feedstock critical-materials recovery pilots, collectively described as totaling $162 million. Topic 2a selected Anactisis, Still Bright, Nusano and SiTration; Topic 2b selected Thompson Creek Metals Company USA, Felix Gold Alaska Treasure Creek, DISA Technologies, Alcoa USA and Trigg Minerals. DOE names scandium, copper, antimony and rare earths as materials within the cohort. Its announcement supplies headquarters, not site locations, and no per-selectee financing amounts. DOE states that selection for negotiations does not commit an award.
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The nine-project cohort establishes a bounded U.S. industrial-byproduct pilot research queue with named companies and technology-readiness targets, while company-specific material mappings, physical sites, contractual award values and disbursements require further original-source evidence.
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DOE’s Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation Announces $162 Million To Accelerate Critical Minerals and Materials Recovery from Industrial Sources
Primary sourceU.S. Department of Energy
Official DOE selection announcement gives nine selectee names, headquarters and topic categories, but no individual award share or site; expressly warns selection for negotiations does not commit funding. $162 million is the aggregate selected-project figure.
https://www.energy.gov/cmei/articles/does-office-critical-minerals-and-energy-innovation-announces-162-million-accelerate
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Strategic Materials Policy Tracker. "DOE selects nine industrial-feedstock critical-materials pilot proposals totaling $162 million." Record evt-us-doe-byproduct-pilots-selections-2026, 2026-08-18. https://strategic-materials-policy-tracker.vercel.app/events/evt-us-doe-byproduct-pilots-selections-2026