MINING.COM and The Northern Miner mapped global rare earth production through a geopolitical lens, dividing the world into five “spheres of control”: Chinese, American, Russian, Coalition of the Willing, and Undrafted.
These groupings reflect geographic, social, cultural, and economic ties—and possible alignments in a more polarized world.
Watch: In this 18-minute presentation at the CentralMinEX conference in Newfoundland, TNM Group President Anthony Vaccaro examines how the world is fracturing into competing spheres of control.
(By Anthony Vaccaro; Files from: Ali Ravaghi; Creative: James Alafriz)
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MINING.COM and The Northern Miner mapped global rare earth production through a geopolitical lens, dividing the world into five “spheres of control”: Chinese, American, Russian, Coalition of the Willing, and Undrafted.
These groupings reflect geographic, social, cultural, and economic ties—and possible alignments in a more polarized world.
Watch: In this 18-minute presentation at the CentralMinEX conference in Newfoundland, TNM Group President Anthony Vaccaro examines how the world is fracturing into competing spheres of control.
(By Anthony Vaccaro; Files from: Ali Ravaghi; Creative: James Alafriz)