The national scramble for critical minerals has landed on K Street.
Without a cohesive strategy that pulls in more than a dozen federal agencies, the U.S. may have to accept China’s dominance over specific parts of strategic mineral supply chains, including mining or processing of specific minerals and materials, said Peter Bryant, a strategist with the consultancy firm Clareo who advises global mining companies.
“We’re at a pivotal point … if we don’t come up with a strategy by 2025, I think it’s game over,” said Bryant. “What I mean by game over is … we have to live with these supply chain risks because China, by mineral, dominates the supply chain of those minerals in one way, shape or form.”
Colin Hayes, co-founder of Lot Sixteen and the former staff director of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, said in a statement that Washington policymakers have increasingly realized that the nation’s ability to compete globally depends on access to critical minerals, be it for defense, tech or clean energy.
https://www.eenews.net/articles/welcome-to-the-critical-mineral-craze-k-street/
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