Former US President Donald Trump has declared victory in the 2024 Presidential Election in a speech to his supporters in Florida, claiming that the electorate had given his team “an unprecedented and powerful mandate.”
Trump has now won four of the seven swing states – North Carolina, Georgia, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin – taking him to 277 electoral college votes.
Candidates need 270 votes to take the presidency.
Although counting is still underway in Michigan, Arizona and Nevada the results there cannot change the outcome of the race.
During the election campaign both Trump and Democrat candidate Kamala Harris pledged their support for mining, acknowledging the strategic importance of critical minerals.
Commenting on the 2024 election result, National Mining Association president and CEO Rich Nolan told Mining Technology:
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“As the foundation of the American economy, the mining industry looks forward to working with President-elect Trump, Vice President-elect Vance and the next Congress to continue to secure America’s supply chains, ensure reliable and affordable energy for all Americans, and provide the building blocks for America’s infrastructure and consumer products.”
He added: “Together with the next Trump administration and Congress, we can increase America’s competitive standing on the global stage, ensuring that made in America also means mined in America, and we can create a huge number of steady, high-paying jobs while we’re at it.”
