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CloseCritical Mineral Maps 2022
![Minerals](/sites/default/files/styles/embed_text_block/public/media/uploads/images/Minerals.jpg)
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The Wilson Center’s recent report, The Mosaic Approach, identified the geographic concentration of critical minerals as a significant challenge to both the supply chain, and to US geopolitical and climate ambitions. The following maps illustrate the geographic concentration of reserves and processing for five critical minerals: cobalt, copper, lithium, nickel, and rare earth elements.
![Cobalt Maps](/sites/default/files/styles/fullbleed_image/public/media/uploads/images/CobaltMaps.png)
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Wilson Center
![Copper Maps](/sites/default/files/styles/fullbleed_image/public/media/uploads/images/CopperMaps.png)
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Wilson Center
![Lithium Maps](/sites/default/files/styles/fullbleed_image/public/media/uploads/images/LithiumMaps.png)
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Wilson Center
![Nickel Maps](/sites/default/files/styles/fullbleed_image/public/media/uploads/images/NickelMaps.png)
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Wilson Center
![Rare Earth Element Maps](/sites/default/files/styles/fullbleed_image/public/media/uploads/images/REEMaps.png)
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Wilson Center
![Critical Minerals Report Cover](/sites/default/files/styles/2up_image/public/media/uploads/images/critical_minerals_cover.jpg)