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In March, Kazakhstan and the United Kingdom signed a Roadmap for Cooperation in the field of critical minerals. This initiative aims to strengthen the partnership by establishing joint ventures within Kazakhstan. Kazinform's correspondent investigates the benefits that Kazakhstan stands to gain from this collaboration with the UK.
As the world rapidly moves towards a "green" future, the demand for critical minerals is steadily increasing. These minerals, including rare elements and certain metals, are crucial for the economic prosperity and national security of leading nations. The creation of sustainable supply chains and access to these elements' deposits are at the heart of the UK's strategy for critical minerals, adopted in July 2022 and updated in March last year.
"We are moving towards a world based on critical minerals: we need lithium, cobalt, and graphite for electric vehicle batteries; silicon and tin for our electronics; rare earth elements for electric vehicles and wi
