The Northern Miner: “Industrial Power Returns”
This editorial by a trade publication cites recent RFF research on the challenges of building domestic mineral supply chains.
“Researchers at the Washington-based Resources for the Future reach a similar conclusion from a different direction. In a report from May, the group argues rebuilding domestic mineral supply chains requires far more than geology. Workforce shortages, processing capacity, infrastructure, permitting, community support and long-term policy certainty all determine whether new supply can actually be developed.
In other words, critical minerals policy is becoming industrial policy. Success, however, will depend less on discovering the next orebody than on building the infrastructure, processing capacity and social licence needed to bring those resources to market.”
