2026年2月2日 / 美国东部时间上午11:19 / 哥伦比亚广播公司新闻
华盛顿— 一名白宫官员证实，美国总统特朗普正启动一项价值120亿美元的关键及稀土矿物储备计划，旨在减少对中国稀土的依赖，并削弱北京在贸易谈判中的影响力。
这一被称为”Vault计划”的举措，将由美国进出口银行提供的100亿美元贷款以及逾10亿美元私人资本共同资助。这些矿物将被采购并储存，供汽车制造商、国防工业、科技公司和其他类型的制造商使用。彭博社首先报道了政府的这一计划。
特朗普总统对关键及稀土矿物表现出浓厚兴趣，试图推动美国增加这些资源的获取，并降低美国对其他国家的依赖。据白宫称，2024年美国对12种关键矿产完全依赖进口，另有29种矿产的进口比例超过50%。
总统已将关键矿产列为与乌克兰和澳大利亚等国谈判的重点议题，并表示希望确保获得格陵兰岛的关键矿产资源。美国仍在继续与中国周旋于贸易领域。
关键矿产包括钴、石墨、硅、铜、镍、钛和锂，对电动汽车电池、半导体和智能手机等众多现代产品的供应链至关重要。
詹妮弗·雅各布斯为本报道提供了素材。
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/china-pays-high-environmental-price-rare-earth-minerals-dominance/
Trump launching $12 billion stockpile of rare earth minerals
February 2, 2026 / 11:19 AM EST / CBS News
Washington— President Trump is launching a $12 billion stockpile of critical and rare earth minerals, a White House official confirmed, in an effort to slash reliance on Chinese rare earths and curb Beijing’s leverage in trade talks.
The endeavor, coined “Project Vault,” would be funded by a $10 billion loan from the U.S. Export-Import Bank, along with over a billion dollars in private capital. The minerals would be procured and stored for automakers, the defense industry, tech firms and other types of manufacturers.Bloomberg first reported the administration’s plans.
Mr. Trump has shown intense interest in critical and rare earth minerals, trying to boost the United States’ acquisition of them and make the U.S. less reliant on other countries. According to the White House, in 2024 the U.S. was entirely reliant on imports for 12 critical minerals, and imported 50% or more of 29 others.
The president has made critical minerals a negotiation point with countries including Ukraine and Australia, and has expressed a desire to secure Greenland’s critical minerals. The U.S. is continuing to navigate trade waters with China.
Critical minerals include cobalt, graphite, silicon, copper, nickel, titanium and lithium, and are critical to supply chains for many modern products like electric vehicle batteries, semiconductors and smartphones.
Jennifer Jacobs contributed to this report.
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/china-pays-high-environmental-price-rare-earth-minerals-dominance/
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