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African critical minerals fever grips corridors of Westminster

Lobbyists in the UK parliament are campaigning to diversify Britain's supply of critical minerals. To the delight of the country's juniors, who are exploring for rare earths, graphite and manganese in Africa. [...] (457 words)
Issue dated 05/04/2022 Reading time 2 minutes
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Serial entrepreneur Brian Menell bets double on rare earth mining sovereignty 

The mining and defence specialist and heir to the dynasty that co-founded AngloVaal has been investing heavily in "technology metals" with help from the US, worried about being left behind by China. As he had done in the 1990s with British and South African army veterans, who found the first private military companies to help his activities, Menell now has a retired US admiral and a former British army officer on board.
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