Full Committee Hearing On Domestic Critical Mineral Supply Chains
The hearing will be held on Thursday, March 31, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. in Room 366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC.
The purpose of the hearing is to discuss the opportunities and challenges facing domestic critical mineral mining, processing, refining, and reprocessing.
The Committee will follow guidelines developed in consultation with the Office of the Attending Physician and the Senate Rules Committee to protect the health of members, staff, and the public. Pursuant to this guidance, Senate office buildings are not open to the public other than official business visitors and credentialed press at this time. Accordingly, in-person visitors cannot be accommodated at this hearing.
The hearing will be webcast live on the Committee’s website, and an archived video will be available shortly after the hearing concludes. Witness testimony will be available on the website at the start of the hearing.
Archived Webcast
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Opening Remarks
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Sen. Joe Manchin
ChairmanSenate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources -
Sen. John Barrasso
Ranking MemberSenate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Witness Panel 1
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Dr. Steve Fortier
Director, USGS National Minerals Information CenterU.S. Department of the Interior -
Mr. Scott Melbye
PresidentUranium Producers of America -
Ms. Julie Padilla
Chief Regulatory OfficerTwin Metals Minnesota -
Ms. Abigail Wulf
Vice President, Critical Minerals Strategy and Director of the Center for Critical Minerals StrategySecuring America's Future Energy -
Dr. Paul Ziemkiewicz
Director, West Virginia Water Research InstituteWest Virginia University
