The $100 Trillion Buried Under Federal Land That Nobody’s Talking About

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The Financial Times estimates U.S. public lands hold as much as $100 trillion in untapped mineral wealth. Former CIA and Pentagon advisor Jim Rickards says a historic policy shift is now unlocking it for the first time. Baltimore, MD, May 03, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Beneath millions of acres of federal land across the United States sits what may be the largest concentration of untapped mineral wealth on the planet. According to the Financial Times, those assets could be worth as much as $100 trillion. To put that figure in perspective, it’s enough to send a check for nearly $300,000…