Pentagon’s Billion-Dollar Spree Signals Start of Trump’s $150 Trillion Mineral Boom
Presentation featuring former CIA advisor Jim Rickards reveals how America’s secret “mineral endowment” could transform the U.S. economy
Washington, D.C., Oct. 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Pentagon has launched a $1 billion buying spree to stockpile cobalt, antimony, scandium and other critical minerals—marking the most aggressive mineral acquisition campaign since the Cold War.
According to public filings from the Defense Logistics Agency, the move is designed to counter China’s near-total control of the world’s rare-earth supply chain—materials essential to jet fighters, radar systems and A.I. weapons.
But some analysts believe this effort represents more than a national-security measure. Former CIA advisor and financial strategist Jim Rickards says it’s the visible tip of a much larger plan—one he calls “America’s $150 Trillion Birthright.”
“As we speak – Trump and his team are pushing for the release of a ‘national endowment’ worth at least $150 trillion,” Rickards said. “A number so large it’s big enough to wipe out our national debt four times over… or cut a check to each American family for $1.1 million.”
The Hidden Fortune Beneath U.S. Soil
For 163 years, vast stretches of American land rich in copper, silver, lithium and rare earth elements have remained off-limits for large-scale development.
Rickards argues that the recent Supreme Court decision overturning the Chevron Doctrine has quietly opened the door for a new wave of domestic resource extraction.
“For the first time in our lives, the government is preparing to unlock this massive asset,” Rickards said. “And it all ties to a pivotal decision made by Trump’s Supreme Court.”
Public filings show the Department of Defense is already seeking up to $500 million in cobalt, $245 million in antimony, and hundreds of millions more in scandium, tantalum and other strategic metals.
At the same time, China’s new export bans have sent prices for materials such as germanium and antimony soaring, triggering what traders describe as “panic buying” across Western markets.
“When it comes to extracting rare and priceless minerals… our country is slightly better than one of the poorest nations on earth!” Rickards said. “We have truly massive mineral wealth here. It’s not hard to extract. We know where it is. And how to get it. But the government got in the way.”
A Modern-Day Homestead Act
Rickards compares the coming mineral rush to Abraham Lincoln’s Homestead Act of 1862, which gave pioneers access to 160 acres of public land for $18.
“Despite giving away 10% of all land in the United States… the government retained the most valuable part,” Rickards said. “For 163 years, it’s held on to it. But thanks to a recent Supreme Court decision, it could soon release this vast $150 trillion asset.”
He adds that this time, ordinary Americans won’t have to move west or stake land claims.
“With a small investment, you could set your family up for massive wealth,” Rickards said. “President Trump is freeing up something far more valuable than land—on a scale we’ve never seen.”
In his presentation, The American Birthright, Rickards details how a handful of publicly traded companies will control early access to these deposits—and how Trump’s policy changes could ignite “a 50-year wealth surge compressed into a single presidential term.”
The presentation includes details on how you can claim a special report titled “How to Claim Your Share of America’s $150 Trillion Endowment”, revealing five U.S.-listed firms that Rickards believes are positioned to benefit as mineral rights are released.
National Security Meets National Wealth
“Donald Trump could become a national hero… one of the most powerful Presidents in memory,” Rickards said. “I won’t be surprised if his face gets chiseled into Mt. Rushmore. Or if he’s awarded the Nobel Prize.”
“Recently, Trump said, ‘There are certain areas where we have great, raw earth. And we’re not allowed to use it because of the environment… and I’m going to open them up.’” Rickards noted. “So today, for the first time in a century, he’s re-opening our mineral-rich Federal Lands. And fast-tracking companies that will recover trillions of dollars’ worth of resources, right here in America.”
The Defense Department currently values its mineral reserves at $1.3 billion – a tiny fraction of the $150 trillion Rickards believes lies beneath U.S. federal lands. He argues the administration’s actions are the first step in converting that buried wealth into a strategic sovereign fund—one that could erase the national debt and, as Rickards said in his presentation, “give the average American a chance to become richer than they ever imagined.”
About Jim Rickards
Jim Rickards is a former advisor to the CIA, Pentagon and U.S. Treasury. He predicted the 2008 financial crisis, Trump’s 2016 election, and the 2020 pandemic lockdowns months before they occurred. Today he publishes Strategic Intelligence, a monthly briefing on geopolitics, economics and market strategy.
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