The Trump administration's new minerals stockpile initiative — dubbed "Project Vault" — can include anything identified as "critical" by the U.S. Geological Survey, a White House official told CNBC Tuesday. The agency, part of the Interior Department, lists more than 50 minerals as critical. These include rare earths, lithium, uranium and copper and are deemed "essential for national security, economic stability and supply chain resilience." The minerals are crucial because they "underpin key