The United States Has Moved from Strategy to Execution.

Can the United States build, finance, permit, and scale critical mineral processing and refining capacity at bankable speed? The U.S. Critical Minerals Leadership Forum is not a policy conference. It is an execution-focused platform connecting mining, refining, engineering, industrial procurement, and capital providers to accelerate project delivery and supply chain build-out.

Reasons To Attend

  • Connect with Decision-Makers – Engage senior leaders from mining, refining, defense, advanced manufacturing, engineering, and infrastructure capital who are actively building U.S. supply chains.
  • Accelerate Project Bankability – Understand what industrial buyers and capital providers require to support long-term offtake and financing commitments.
  • Gain Execution-Focused Insights – Learn from real-world case studies addressing permitting, qualification timelines, delivery risk, and commercial structuring.
  • Strengthen Cross-Value-Chain Partnerships – Build strategic relationships from upstream producers to downstream demand owners and EPCM partners.
  • Navigate Regulatory & Procurement Complexity – Gain clarity on federal funding frameworks, DoD procurement programs, and industrial specification requirements.
  • Position Your Organization at the Center of U.S. Industrial Build-Out – Join the leadership platform where domestic processing and refining capacity moves from strategy to delivery.

Who Attends?

  • Upstream
    • Mining operators
    • Project developers
    • Concentrate producers
    • Strategic exploration firms
  • Midstream
    • Refiners
    • Chemical processors
    • Separation facilities
    • Tolling operators
    • Specialty metal producers
  • Downstream Demand Owners
    • Defense industrial procurement leaders

 

  • Aerospace materials executives
    • EV and battery materials buyers
    • Advanced manufacturing supply chain heads
    • OEM specification owners
    • Prime contractors
  • Supporting Ecosystem
    • EPCM firms
    • Engineering consultancies
    • Infrastructure developers
    • Automation & digital solution providers
    • Industrial cybersecurity firms
    • Strategic investors & infrastructure capital
  • Core Themes
    • U.S. Processing & Refining Capacity
    • Qualification, Standards & Traceability
    • Permitting & Project Delivery
    • Bankability & Deal Structures
    • Industrial Resilience & Procurement Signals
    • Technology Enablement

Why Dallas

Dallas sits at the intersection of the industrial, financial, and logistics networks driving the build-out of U.S. critical mineral supply chains.

The region is a major hub for energy, infrastructure finance, engineering, and project development, bringing together many of the firms responsible for building and financing large-scale industrial assets across North America.

Dallas also provides proximity to advanced manufacturing and defense supply chains across Texas and the broader U.S. industrial corridor, where demand for secure sources of critical minerals is rapidly expanding.

With its concentration of capital providers, EPCM firms, engineering expertise, and industrial procurement leaders, Dallas offers the ideal environment to connect upstream producers, midstream processors, and downstream buyers working to scale domestic processing and refining capacity.

This is where the capital, engineering capability, and industrial demand required to build U.S. mineral supply chains converge