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Rare Earth Race: How China And Russia (And EVs) Are Pushing France Back Into Mining

A worker holding up two disks of rare earth metals.
A worker displays materials which consist of rubidium, iron and boron at a workshop in Ganzhou City, east China's Jiangxi Province, Zhou Ke/Xinhua via ZUMA

The government is launching a “major inventory of French mining resources”, to prepare for the relaunch of mining in France of the minerals needed for the ecological transition. A concern for sovereignty in the face of Chinese domination of the sector.

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Lithium Mines In Europe? A New World Of Supply-Chain Sovereignty

Photo of an open cast mine in Kalgoorlie, Australia.
Open cast mine in Kalgoorlie, Australia. Stephen Codrington via Openverse

The European Union has a new plan that challenges the long-established dogmas of globalization, with its just-in-time supply chains and outsourcing the “dirty” work to the developing world.

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