The U.S. Geological Survey designated 50 critical minerals essential for semiconductor and advanced technology production, establishing the basis for government supply chain strategy and investment priorities.
| Signal type | designation |
|---|---|
| Strategic importance | high |
| Materials | Aluminum, Antimony, Arsenic, Barite, Beryllium, Bismuth, Cerium, Cesium, Chromium, Cobalt, Dysprosium, Erbium, Europium, Fluorspar, Gadolinium, Gallium, Germanium, Graphite, Hafnium, Holmium, Indium, Iridium, Lanthanum, Lithium, Lutetium, Magnesium, Manganese, Neodymium, Nickel, Niobium, Palladium, Platinum, Praseodymium, Rhodium, Rubidium, Ruthenium, Samarium, Scandium, Tantalum, Tellurium, Terbium, Thulium, Tin, Titanium, Tungsten, Vanadium, Ytterbium, Yttrium, Zinc, Zirconium |
Primary source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/02/24/2022-04027/2022-final-list-of-critical-minerals
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