12.03.2012 - Critical raw materials revisited
A critical or strategic material is a commodity whose lack of availability during a national emergency would seriously affect the economic, industrial, and defensive capability of a country. The French Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières rates high tech metals as critical, or not, based on three criteria: Possibility (or not) of substitution, Irreplaceable functionality and Potential supply risks..............................................Full Article: Source
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