WAKEFIELD — Highland Copper’s Copperwood Project near Wakefield was referenced in a recent White House proclamation tied to strengthening tariffs on imported steel, aluminum and copper and expanding domestic supply chains.

The administration framed the move around national security, industrial resilience and support for American production with the Copperwood project mentioned as part of broader efforts to grow U.S. mining capacity.

The acknowledgement places an important local project to the region inside a national conversation about critical minerals, manufacturing and supply chain strategy.