Mkango has been making steady progress on Songwe Hill in recent months Jones Group International, a Washington-based advisory firm led by retired General James Jones, former National Security Advisor to President Barack Obama, will assist Mkango, advising on US critical materials security, energy security, market access and trade promotion. "The Biden administration has an ambitious agenda for a clean energy revolution which will begin with the recently announced US$2tn Infrastructure bill aimed at clean energy initiatives and is expected to result in increased US stockpiling of rare earths,” said Alexander Lemon, President of Mkango. “The United States intends to achieve a carbon free power sector by 2035 and a net zero economy by 2050. Reaching these goals will require significant quantities of rare earths.”