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CHINA
China 'monopolizes' Africa's rare metals market
China controls 70% of global rare earth production, dominating Africa via BRI.
Beijing avoids political interference, offering infrastructure-for-minerals deals.
US and Western influence in Africa continues to decline.
Scientists find huge trove of #RareMetals needed for clean energy hidden inside toxic coal waste | CNN https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/06/climate/coal-ash-rare-earth-elements/index.html Scientists analyzed #CoalAsh from power plants across the United States and found it could contain up to 11 million tons of rare earth elements — nearly eight times the amount the US has in domestic reserves — worth around $8.4 billion
It offers a huge potential source of domestic #RareEarth elements without the need for new mining,
"First we did it with manganese. Later we did it with nickel and lithium. And then we used a different strain of bacteria and we were able to extract cobalt and nickel.”
University of Edinburgh scientists are using bacteria helping to extract rare metals from old batteries to help create a circular green economy.
"The Rare Metals War" - to the point short Doku on the shadow side of the energy transition & the real costs of the Digital Age, by #VPRO #Tegenlicht in coll. with @GuillaumePitron (Journalist, Author) #greenwashing #DigitalAge #rareminerals #raremetals #China #docu #pitron
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