According to CoinMeta, U.S. President Donald Trump will convene executives from Rio Tinto Group, BHP Billiton, Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold, Mountain Pass Materials, American Rare Earths, American Energy Fuels, and Canadian Metal Corporation at the State Department on August 7th local time to ensure a supply of critical minerals for the United States and its allies. Reuters reports that the U.S. is in urgent need of replenishing its stockpiles of weapons that were depleted during the conflict with Iran, and the Trump administration plans to announce several transactions and memorandums of understanding.