https://www.newsweek.com/china-discovers-rare-earth-mineral-mine-yunnan-2023295
The sales of electric cars are booming, but the rising demand for transition minerals will pose a challenge for the mining industry.
https://www.mining-technology.com/analysis/concerns-for-mineral-supply-chain-amid-booming-ev-sales/
Another challenge for the future supply chain is that unlike some fossil fuels, many of the minerals essential for EVs are produced in just a handful of countries. Over half of the supply of minerals needed for EV batteries comes from the top three producing countries.
In 2020, Australia was responsible for 48% of global lithium production. For graphite, China is the world’s main supplier, with nearly 79% of global production originating from the country. In the same year, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) supplied 69% of global cobalt.
With regards to rare earth metals, China has most of them!
https://www.statista.com/chart/18278/global-rare-earth-production/
https://geology.com/articles/rare-earth-elements/
Note the amount of reserves below:
World Mine Production and Reserves | ||
| Country | Production (Metric Tons) | Reserves (Metric Tons) |
| United States | 38,000 | 1,500,000 |
| Australia | 17,000 | 4,100,000 |
| Brazil | 1,000 | 21,000,000 |
| Burma | 30,000 | not available |
| Burundi | 500 | not available |
| Canada | -- | 830,000 |
| China | 140,000 | 44,000,000 |
| Greenland | -- | 1,500,000 |
| India | 3,000 | 6,900,000 |
| Madagascar | 8,000 | not available |
| Russia | 2,700 | 12,000,000 |
| South Africa | -- | 790,000 |
| Tanzania | -- | 890,000 |
| Thailand | 2,000 | not available |
| Vietnam | 1,000 | 22,000,000 |
| Other Countries | 100 | 310,000 |
| World total (rounded) | 240,000 | |
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China Dominates the Rare Earths Supply Chain
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Fossil fuels are their own batteries. The energy is stored in them.
https://wattsupwiththat.com/2023/01/05/the-wind-power-mirage/
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In addition, with the increasing demand from electric vehicles estimated to be +40% more on the power grid if we replaced all the combustion engine vehicles, the green energy fairy would need to cast a spell to generate that, especially since that same plan replaces fossil fuels (zero carbon emissions schemes).
They defy physical laws of energy.
2023: Current demand for electricity = Current supply for electricity
Green Fairy Tale Future: Current demand for electricity +40% demand from electric cars = Current supply of electricity -50% supply when fossil fuels go away (ng/liquid fuels replaced by renewables)
And the estimated cost to convert to solar, wind and batteries is 433 Trillion with a T, 20 times the GDP.
Charles Payne on the economy and in particular, inflation: Biden's intentional war on fossil fuels energy disaster started by Obama. Why anti environmental and bird/bat(whale) killing wind and solar can NEVER come close to replacing fossil fuels. The cost = 433 Trillion!. Government forcing anti environmental wind/solar on the market. Stifling new investments in crude and natural gas. 2022
https://www.marketforum.com/forum/topic/85535/
Life without petroleum based products: 6,000 products made with petroleum. Killing Coal. Fossil fuels and fertilizer. Biden praises high gasoline prices.
https://www.marketforum.com/forum/topic/84689/ 2022
I think with Trump as President, at least for the next 4 years, any Green initiative will have to rely on its own merits void of any government subsides.
The US has the most coal reserves of any country in the world.
So what have we been doing to take advantage of that?
Shutting down coal fired power plants and trying to keep the coal in the ground Because of a fake climate crisis, the result of CO2 emissions from burning coal that are greening up the planet and boosting crop yields via photosynthesis by 26%.
Rescuing the planet from near CO2 starvation 100+ years ago. At 428 ppm we are still less than half of the optimal level for most life(900 ppm)
Coal, natural gas and oil are the only AUTHENTIC green energy sources!!!
For most people, what I just stated can't compute in brains that have been taught to process/interpret up=down and down=up.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_coal_reserves
| World | 734,903 | 100% | 319,879 | 100% | 1,054,782 | 100% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Anthracite & bituminous | Subbituminous & lignite | Total | |||
| Tonnes (mil) | % | Tonnes (mil) | % | Tonnes (mil) | % | |
United States | 220,167 | 30% | 30,052 | 9.4% | 250,219 | 24% |
Russia | 69,634 | 9.5% | 90,730 | 28.4% | 160,364 | 15% |
Australia | 70,927 | 9.7% | 76,508 | 23.9% | 147,435 | 14% |
China | 130,851 | 17.8% | 7,968 | 2.5% | 138,819 | 13% |
India | 96,468 | 13.1% | 4,895 | 1.5% | 101,363 | 10% |
Indonesia | 26,122 | 3.6% | 10,878 | 3.4% | 37,000 | 4% |
Germany | 3 | 0% | 36,100 | 11.3% | 36,103 | 3% |
Ukraine | 32,039 | 4.4% | 2,336 | 0.7% | 34,375 | 3% |
Poland | 20,542 | 2.8% | 5,937 | 1.9% | 26,479 | 3% |
Kazakhstan | 25,605 | 3.5% | 0 | 0% | 25,605 | 2% |
Turkey | 551 | 0.1% | 10,975 | 3.4% | 11,526 | 1% |
South Africa | 9,893 | 1.3% | 0 | 0% | 9,893 | 1% |
New Zealand | 825 | 0.1% | 6,750 | 2.1% | 7,575 | 1% |
Serbia | 402 | 0.1% | 7,112 | 2.2% | 7,514 | 1% |
Brazil | 1,547 | 0.2% | 5,049 | 1.6% | 6,596 | 1% |
Canada | 4,346 | 0.6% | 2,236 | 0.7% | 6,582 | 1% |
Colombia | 4,881 | 0.7% | 0 | 0% | 4,881 | 0% |
Pakistan | 207 | 0% | 2,857 | 0.9% | 3,064 | 0% |
Vietnam | 3,116 | 0.4% | 244 | 0.1% | 3,360 | 0% |
Hungary | 276 | 0% | 2,633 | 0.8% | 2,909 | 0% |
Greece | 0 | 0% | 2,876 | 0.9% | 2,876 | 0% |
Czech Republic | 110 | 0% | 2,547 | 0.8% | 2,657 | 0% |
Mongolia | 1,170 | 0.2% | 1,350 | 0.4% | 2,520 | 0% |
Bulgaria | 192 | 0% | 2,174 | 0.7% | 2,366 | 0% |
Uzbekistan | 1,375 | 0.2% | 0 | 0% | 1,375 | 0% |
Mexico | 1,160 | 0.2% | 51 | 0% | 1,211 | 0% |
Spain | 868 | 0.1% | 319 | 0.1% | 1,187 | 0% |
Thailand | 0 | 0% | 1,063 | 0.3% | 1,063 | 0% |
Venezuela | 731 | 0.1% | 0 | 0% | 731 | 0% |