| From Guardian: The European Commission is worrying about geology. Much as national governments and industry, Brussels is concerned about niobium, platinum group metals, rare earths and a dozen basic commodities.
This month, after 18 months of research, the commission published a list of 14 critical metals or groups of metals that are important for Europe's economy, with the risk that supplies might be adversely affected by political tension or shortages..............................................Full Article: Source
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