WASHINGTON, May 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — According to former CIA advisor Jim Rickards, America may be sitting on a legacy far greater than anything accounted for in its budgets, policies, or market forecasts.
“It’s not buried in a vault. It’s buried in plain sight,” Rickards says. “And it could be the single greatest advantage the United States has never used.”
That advantage? Vast mineral wealth held beneath federal lands — rich in copper, lithium, silver, and rare earth elements — with potential long-term value estimates reaching as high as $150 trillion.
A RESOURCE-RICH LEGACY, LEFT UNTOUCHED
Rickards argues that while these federally controlled lands …