The Mineral-Security Nexus (Critical Minerals, Rare Earth Elements, Conflict Minerals)

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In this presentation, Mr. Hale will provide a broad overview of the nexus between minerals and national security, their impact on international affairs, and their growing role in decarbonization efforts and the energy transition. The presentation will cover core concepts such as critical minerals, conflict minerals, and rare-earth elements, including key policy challenges and great-power competition influencing the race for these critical metals. Mr. Hale will present his concept of Mineral Diplomacy as a method to view the world’s most-pressing challenges through a mineral lens; from conflict zones, critical mineral supply chains, climate change, and U.S. national security policy. Mr. Hale will also discuss his current research projects focusing on the cobalt supply chain in the DRC and mineral resources of Afghanistan post U.S. withdrawal.

SECTION BREAKDOWN:
0:00 Introduction
6:22 Why Minerals Matter
11:37 The Mineral Security Nexus
14:41 Critical Minerals
23:53 Conflict Minerals
28:03 Rare Earth Elements
32:21 Other Critical Issues
35:24 Pathways Forward
38:52 Mineral Diplomacy
44:58 Case Studies and Recent News
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North American Strategic Minerals Inc., a private US Delaware corporation, was formed in 2020 to explore for rare earth metals after its founders recognized a significant new geologic model for rare earth mineralization hosted in paleo basin pelagic sediments. Similar rare earth mineralization was first noted in modern basin pelagic sediments found at various locations on the Pacific seafloor. The mechanism of formation of this new type of rare earth mineralization is the direct precipitation of these critical metals from seawater into seafloor pelagic sediments.

The largest and most important of these rare earth seafloor metal precipitate deposits is known as the Minamitorishima deposit.

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Good work, and very smart to integrate materials science plus political, economic and strategic aspects. Wish we had more of that here in Japan, which tends to place too much faith in recycling and substitution.

andrewdewit