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

Tab. 1 Demand for strategic critical minerals for clean energy technologies

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Fig. 1 Geopolitical logic of strategic critical minerals
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
Tab. 3 Critical mineral categories for China as the world's top producer
Fig. 5 Geopolitical research outlook on strategic critical minerals