Acta Geographica Sinica

Geopolitical study of strategic critical minerals

XIA Qifan, DU Debin

Acta Geographica Sinica, 2024, 79(6): 1612-1628. DOI: 10.11821/dlxb202406015

关键矿产	2022年中国产量(t)	2022年世界产量(t)	中国产量占全球的比重(%)
锑金属	60000	110000	55
铋金属	16000	20000	80
萤石	5700000	8300000	69
镓金属	540	550	98
石墨	850000	1300000	65
镁金属	900000	1000000	90
稀土	210000	300000	70
碲	340	640	53
锡金属	95000	310000	31
钛金属	15000	260000	58
钨金属	71000	84000	85
钒金属	70000	10000	70

Tab. 3 Critical mineral categories for China as the world's top producer

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Fig. 1 Geopolitical logic of strategic critical minerals
Tab. 1 Demand for strategic critical minerals for clean energy technologies
Fig. 2 Demand dynamics of some critical minerals for different parts of warplanes: An example of the Mirage
Fig. 3 Production distribution of four critical minerals, 1999-2022
Fig. 4 The basic pattern of critical mineral geopolitics
Tab. 2 Major alliance system for U.S. strategic critical minerals
Fig. 5 Geopolitical research outlook on strategic critical minerals