What are critical minerals and who's winning the race to control them?
Daniel Coughlin
04 December 2024
The nations vying to secure the building blocks of modern society
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What are critical minerals and why are they so important?
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What are critical minerals used for?
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How many critical minerals are there?
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What are the most crucial critical minerals?
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Lithium
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Lithium demand
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Leading lithium producers
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Cobalt
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Cobalt demand
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Leading cobalt producers
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Copper
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Copper demand
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Leading copper producers
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Nickel
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Nickel demand
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Leading nickel producers
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China's critical minerals dominance
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China's critical minerals dominance
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Russia's moves to become a leading critical minerals supplier
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Ukraine War: the world's first lithium conflict?
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Russia's critical minerals resource grab in Africa
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What is America doing to reduce its dependence on imported critical minerals?
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What is America doing at home to secure critical mineral supplies?
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China and America's scramble for Africa's critical mineral reserves
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What more is the EU doing to shore up supplies of critical minerals?
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India's moves to secure its supply of critical minerals
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What is the UK doing to safeguard its supply of critical minerals?
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What is the UK doing to safeguard its supply of critical minerals?
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Which countries stand to gain the most from the critical minerals race?
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