The UK needs to establish independent, sustainable and resilient supply chains to diversify its sourcing of critical minerals and reduce dependence on such minerals being sourced from China, said UK Critical Minerals Intelligence Centre chairperson Paul Atherley, who is also chairperson of magnet metal and rare earths miner Pensana.
He was called to give evidence to a House of Commons Select Committee on Critical Minerals, relating to the recently enacted National Security and Investment Act, on December 6.
