They also stated that they ( The G7) would swiftly protect our economic and national security." , which included anticipating critical minerals shortages, coordinating responses to deliberate market disruption, and diversifying mining, processing, manufacturing, and recycling.
Lets see how all this develops. Especially the ' Diversification ' of mining and processing part. I like that.
I see that the G7 has drafted a framework for critical minerals which has been quoted as stating that minerals markets should reflect the real costs of responsible extraction, processing, and trade of critical minerals.
