Since 2020, the number of officially recognized “critical” or “strategic” minerals has expanded worldwide, pointing to an escalating awareness of the vulnerabilities embedded in global supply chains. China’s outsized role in refining and producing several of these minerals has amplified concerns about potential disruptions or monopolies. Melissa ‘Mel’ Sanderson, Director, American Rare Earths Limited (ASX: ARR | OTCQX: ARRNF) & Co-Chair, Critical Minerals Institute (CMI), captures the sentiment perfectlyaily InvestorNews updates“The Minerals Security Partnership underscores how urgently we need global cooperation—no single nation can swiftly break China’s dominance alone. Unless we unite resources, technology, and political will, we risk handing control of our critical mineral future right back to Beijing.” QUOTE Melissa Sanderson is a real asset to ARR getting the message heard in the industry IMO