# Executive Order 14241 "Immediate Measures To Increase American Mineral Production," signed March 20, 2025. Delegates [[Defense Production Act]] Section 303 to the Secretary of Defense and Sections 301–303 to the head of the [[Development Finance Corporation]] for domestic mineral production, directs a dedicated mineral-production fund, and waives several statutory conditions under the declared national energy emergency. Names uranium, copper, potash and gold alongside the [[Critical Minerals]] list. The legal predicate for the 2025–26 mineral equity deals on the [[Government Equity Stakes Roster]]. ## See also - [[Defense Production Act]] · [[Critical Minerals]] · [[MP Materials DoD Rare Earth Partnership]]