Critical minerals and rare earth metals have today become the central point of geopolitical rivalry between powers,
Um... "today"?
Our aim is to gain control of the two great treasure houses on which the West depends: The energy treasure house of the Persian Gulf and the minerals treasure house of Central and Southern Africa. - Leonid Brezhnev
6 posted on 05/17/2025 4:05:44 PM PDT by Carry_Okie
(The tree of liberty needs a rope.)
The need for minerals is hardly new. The value of specific minerals has changed.
13 posted on 05/17/2025 10:50:55 PM PDT by rmlew
("Mosques are our barracks, minarets our bayoManets, domes our helmets, the believers our soldiers." )