Are there rare earth minerals in Afghanistan? Com
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Are there rare earth minerals in Afghanistan?
Commodities. Afghanistan has abundant non-fuel mineral resources, including both known and potential deposits of a wide variety of minerals ranging from copper, iron, and sulfur to bauxite, lithium, and rare-earth elements.
What country controls rare earth metals?
China
Major reserves in the world exist in China, California, India, Brazil, Australia, South Africa, and Malaysia. However, China accounts for over 95 percent of the world's production of rare earths. Therefore, having control of these elements puts China at a powerful position
WHAT ARE RARE EARTHS USED IN? Rare earths are used in rechargeable batteries for electric and hybrid cars, advanced ceramics, computers, DVD players, wind turbines, catalysts in cars and oil refineries, monitors, televisions, lighting, lasers, fiber optics, superconductors and glass polishing.
WORLD MARKETS
China may align itself with Taliban and try to exploit Afghanistan’s rare earth metals, analyst warns
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/17/taliban-in-af...-says.html
Commodities. Afghanistan has abundant non-fuel mineral resources, including both known and potential deposits of a wide variety of minerals ranging from copper, iron, and sulfur to bauxite, lithium, and rare-earth elements.
What country controls rare earth metals?
China
Major reserves in the world exist in China, California, India, Brazil, Australia, South Africa, and Malaysia. However, China accounts for over 95 percent of the world's production of rare earths. Therefore, having control of these elements puts China at a powerful position
WHAT ARE RARE EARTHS USED IN? Rare earths are used in rechargeable batteries for electric and hybrid cars, advanced ceramics, computers, DVD players, wind turbines, catalysts in cars and oil refineries, monitors, televisions, lighting, lasers, fiber optics, superconductors and glass polishing.
WORLD MARKETS
China may align itself with Taliban and try to exploit Afghanistan’s rare earth metals, analyst warns
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/17/taliban-in-af...-says.html
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