Security of critical minerals supply has now become a major concern for government in light of the COVID-19 disruption to global supply chains. A North American solution is required to reduce reliance on China as a sole source of supply of many of our critical minerals. North America does not have the full supply chains needed for many new technologies — such as electric vehicles, energy storage, sensor and data processing applications) and pharmaceuticals — although we do have all these minerals in the ground.
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