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Rory Day-Stirrat
60:43 - 61:14
"What makes Earth MRI particularly effective is that it operates in the pre-competitive space. The program does not subsidize individual companies or, or individual projects. Instead, it creates publicly available geologic information that reduces uncertainty for everyone— state governments, federal agencies, tribal nations, universities, land managers, private industry. We all benefit from the same data."
“What makes Earth MRI particularly effective is that it operates in the pre-competitive space. The program does not subsidize individual companies or, or individual projects. Instead, it creates publicly available geologic information that reduces uncertainty for everyone— state governments, federal agencies, tribal nations, universities, land managers, private industry. We all benefit from the same data.”
- Speaker
- Rory Day-Stirrat
- Timestamp
- 60:43 – 61:14
- Community
- Alaska News
- Captured at
- July 21, 2026
From the transcript
What makes Earth MRI particularly effective is that it operates in the pre-competitive space. The program does not subsidize individual companies or, or individual projects. Instead, it creates publicly available geologic information that reduces uncertainty for everyone— state governments, federal agencies, tribal nations, universities, land managers, private industry. We all benefit from the same data. Earth MRI supports critical mineral assessment.
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