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Critical Minerals

Critical Minerals is a designation within economic geology referring to mineral commodities that are essential to national security and economic well-being yet face a high risk of supply disruption due to their geographically concentrated production, limited substitutability, and increasing demand in advanced technologies and defense applications.

414

Publications

24.1K

Citations

1.4K

Authors

499

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

235

Variants

Critical Raw Materials

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Publications

414

Global lithium resources: Relative importance of pegmatite, brine and other deposits

Stephen E. Kesler, Paul W. Gruber, Pablo A. Medina et al. · Ore Geology Reviews · 2012 · 1.1K citations

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Deep-ocean mineral deposits as a source of critical metals for high- and green-technology applications: Comparison with land-based resources

James R. Hein, Kira Mizell, Andrea Koschinsky et al. · Ore Geology Reviews · 2012 · 1.1K citations

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Critical mineral resources of the United States—Economic and environmental geology and prospects for future supply

USGS professional paper · 2017 · 683 citations · Full text

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The Rare Earth Elements: Demand, Global Resources, and Challenges for Resourcing Future Generations

Kathryn Goodenough, Frances Wall, David Merriman · Natural Resources Research · 2017 · 639 citations

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Coal as a promising source of critical elements: Progress and future prospects

Shifeng Dai, Robert B. Finkelman · International Journal of Coal Geology · 2017 · 639 citations

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Authors

1.4K

  1. SD
    Shifeng Dai

    China University of Mining and Technology, China

    7 publications · 1.2K citations

    7

    h-index

  2. SM
    Simon M. Jowitt

    University of Nevada, Las Vegas, United States

    6 publications · 204 citations

    6

    h-index

  3. JR
    James R. Hein

    United States Geological Survey, United States

    5 publications · 1.3K citations

    5

    h-index

  4. NT
    Nedal T. Nassar

    United States Geological Survey, United States

    5 publications · 380 citations

    5

    h-index

  5. IT
    Ian T. Graham

    UNSW Sydney, Australia

    5 publications · 495 citations

    5

    h-index

1–5 of 1.4K

Institutions

499

  1. China University of Mining and Technology

    Xuzhou, China

    13 h-index

    51 publications

    3.6K citations

  2. China University of Geosciences

    Wuhan, China

    13 h-index

    50 publications

    1.9K citations

  3. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    13 h-index

    32 publications

    1.5K citations

  4. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    12 h-index

    51 publications

    1.8K citations

  5. United States Geological Survey

    Reston, United States

    12 h-index

    31 publications

    4.7K citations

  6. China University of Geosciences (Beijing)

    Beijing, China

    10 h-index

    37 publications

    1.4K citations

  7. The University of Queensland

    Brisbane, Australia

    8 h-index

    29 publications

    2.1K citations

  8. Monash University

    Melbourne, Australia

    7 h-index

    15 publications

    921 citations

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Venues

  1. Ore Geology Reviews

    27 publications · 4.2K citations

    22

    h-index

  2. Resources Policy

    22 publications · 837 citations

    18

    h-index

  3. American Mineralogist

    14 publications · 687 citations

    13

    h-index

  4. Minerals

    12 publications · 377 citations

    12

    h-index

  5. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

    12 publications · 486 citations

    12

    h-index

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