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Critical Minerals for Clean Energy

The global transition to clean energy requires massive increases in critical mineral production. Understanding these supply chains is essential for mining companies, investors and policymakers.

Key Minerals

Lithium:

• Primary input for lithium-ion batteries
• Supplied from hard rock (Australia) and brine (Chile, Argentina)
• Demand growing 20-30% annually

Cobalt:

• Critical for lithium-ion battery cathodes
• DRC dominates global supply (70%+)
• Supply chain concentration a concern

Nickel:

• High-nickel batteries for longer range EVs
• Class 1 nickel demand increasing rapidly
• Indonesia leading new production growth

Critical Minerals Supply Chain

Investment Needs

Meeting projected demand will require:

• Significant new mining project development
• Processing capacity expansion
• Infrastructure investment in mining regions
• Research into recycling and substitution

WSHT supports critical mineral projects with processing equipment and technical expertise across the mineral processing value chain.