Trump Announces Major Investment in Mining Sector

US President Donald Trump announced that investments worth nearly $3 billion will be made in mining sector projects.Trump stated that nearly half of the current mining workforce in the US is expected to retire within the next 3 years, emphasizing the need to increase education investments to train the new generation of workers.In this context, $100 million in funds will be allocated to mining schools. Trump underlined their aim to educate the miners of the future.Trump noted that in the last 18 months, they have signed or approved over 160 mineral agreements worth approximately $40 billion, stating that the US is experiencing its fastest period of new mine openings since the 1950s.