Mexico and the United States agreed to a 60-day action plan aimed at developing trade policies for critical minerals. The action plan compels Mexico and the United States to discuss a set of coordinated trade policies, including possible price floors for certain critical minerals.
Critical minerals are raw materials designated by governments as vital for their economy or national security. Several raw materials the United States deems critical are mined in Mexico, including silver and copper.
The document doesn’t mention China by name, but the United States has long looked for ways to circumvent that country’s lock on refining many critical minerals. U.S. Vice President JD Vance said ahead of a critical minerals event with delegations from dozens of countries that the United States hopes to form a “trading bloc” with allies.
The agreement with Mexico comes a few months before the United States, Mexico and Canada are set to review their trade treaty.
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The agreement was signed by U.S. Army Secretary Doug Driscoll on a visit to Mexico. -
The uptick comes after some tourists cancelled their spring break reservations after an outbreak of violence elsewhere in Mexico in February. -
Andrés Manuel López Beltrán says the revocation of his U.S. visa was politically motivated. -
The project to clean up sediment and soil in the Rio Sonora comes more than a decade after what Mexico considers the worst environmental mining disaster in its history. Some say the government and Grupo México could have done more and demand transparency. -
Leadership clarified that non-members — including employees or residents, guests of tribal members, travelers on public roadways and vendors tied to the Tohono O’odham Gaming Enterprise — may still travel freely “without any restrictions.”
