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China mined the advantage while the world slept now Australia must wake up, sharpen its edge and lead the charge in critical minerals supply chains

China quietly built the world’s most powerful critical minerals supply chains while other nations - including Australia - dozed through a geopolitical shift that now threatens economic security, trade independence, and defence readiness.

By Jamie Wade on September 5, 2025
Costs, Financial Planning, Procurement Efficiency, ESG, Regulatory Adherence, Education and Training Initiatives, Sustainable Practices, Long-term Planning, Workforce, Innovation, Technology Adoption, Process Innovation, Risk, Risk Assessment, Risk Mitigation, Crisis Management, Mines & Projects, Project Overviews, Development Stages, Key Contacts, Exploration, Geological exploration and resource modelling, Geoscience data visualisation and analytics
Australia, North America, United States, Canada, Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Europe, Germany, Asia, China, Japan, South Korea
Neodymium, Dysprosium, Base Metals, Strategic Minerals, Copper, Lithium, Nickel, Cobalt, Tantalum, Energy Minerals, Niobium, Uranium, Rare Earth Elements