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Minerals Needed for Emerging Green Technologies and Critical Minerals, Slides of Geology

The importance of various minerals, particularly those essential for green technologies and critical minerals. The us is dependent on the supply of 31 minerals, many of which have few substitutes and are essential for industry and emerging technologies. The document also covers strategic minerals and minerals required for clean energy technologies, such as lithium, cobalt, and gallium.

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MINERALS NEEDED FOR
EMERGING GREEN
TECHNOLOGIES
AND CRITICAL MINERALS
Virginia T. McLemore
New Mexico Bureau of Geology and
Mineral Resources
New Mexico Tech
Socorro, New Mexico
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MINERALS NEEDED FOR

EMERGING GREEN

TECHNOLOGIES

AND CRITICAL MINERALS

Virginia T. McLemore

New Mexico Bureau of Geology and

Mineral Resources

New Mexico Tech

Socorro, New Mexico

The US is 80%

dependent for

supply of 31

minerals.

This

dependency

implies

criticality.

Strategic minerals

National security and military needs orrequirements during nationalemergencies

DOD

REE
U

Be

Cr - Co - Mn - Ge -

PGM

Ta

Sn -

W

Zn

Al - Bi -

B

Cd

Cu -

F

Ga

Hf - In - Pb

Minerals required for clean

energy technologies

Lithium - Cobalt - Gallium - REE, Y - Indium - Tellurium

European Union

Antimony
Beryllium
Cobalt
Fluorspar
Gallium
Germanium
Graphite
Indium
Magnesium
Niobium
PGM
REE
Tantalum
Tungsten

WHAT ARE GREEN

TECHNOLOGIES?

WHAT MINERALS ARE USED IN

THESE GREEN

TECHNOLOGIES?

Beryl
beryllium tuff (USGS
OF 98-524)
Monazite

Common minerals

Cement/concrete

Copper

Steel

Aluminum

Titanium

Toyota Prius
2.2 lbs Nd in magnets 22-33 lbs La in batteries