A reserve Of rare earth which would be around 2.6 billion tonsbut also the presence of Other materials more and more strategic for the current technological industrieslike the graphiteof which he owns the 20% of the World depositsor the lithiumof which the Donetsk And rich: this is the treasure that yes hide In the subsoil ofUkrainewhich seems to buy more and more importance In the comparison Between USA And Russia for the exploitation from the resource present above all in thearea of Donbass.
The rare earth I am 17 elements from the periodic table That produce a global market that already now vale Almost 11 billion and that by 2031 Yes esteem will reach the 21.7 billion dollars. A rhythm of growth expected of the 7.4% per year.
There match from the rare earth, indispensable in the’technological industry and in that of the defenseit is more and more strategic: the negotiation from 500 billion dollars that would be playing Between USA And Ukraine it is theexemplification more thick.
There match can serve to United States to do a step forward For stem The domain Of Beijing on the subject.
Yes esteem in fact that between the 2019 and the 2022 The USA have imported more than 95% from the rare earth consumed.
There China is the First world producer with 240 thousand tons producedwhich represent approximately the 70% of totaland with a export than last one year And grown of 6%.
The USA instead they have one production that – albeit Growing up a lot in last years – In the 2024 ha reached the 43 thousand tons.
Then there are Australia And Thailand.
There Russia is al fifth place together with India And Madagascar with 2,600 tons.
So here is the strategic value from the Ukrainian resources, Village that counts beyond 20 thousand mines (mostly coal And iron) but also avery important reserve Of rare earthThat overallaccording to one study ofNational Geological InstituteYes would be around the 2.6 billion tons.
Kievfor example, is leader in the production Of titanium (fundamental component also for the construction Of missiles).
The node from the Ukrainian resources however it is due al Done that many deposits they are found in thearea of Donbassthe one in which yes fight and where I am positioned the Russian troops.
There esteem is that at least 12,400 billion dollars Of overall value Of energy deposits, metals And minerals ofUkraine are now under The Russian control.
In addition to 63% of the coal deposits of Villagethe Russia Indeed control the11% of the oil depositsThe 20% of the natural gas depositsThe 42% of the Metal deposits and the 33% of the Rare lands deposits And Other essential mineralsincluding the lithium.
For USA So the match is of great value and it is large: enough think that the overall resources Of rare earth in United States amounts to 3.6 million tonswhile beyond 14 million tons Yes find in Canadaother Village entered the viewfinder Of Trump.
Is one global match and often bloodyas from decades It happens in some African countriesand is still all from play on New fronts that yes open with the climate changeas in Greenland, last frontier of the US appetites.
Also because, meanwhilemore in general, Beijing produce The 60% of all elements (Not only strictly rare lands) used as components of the high -tech devicesincluding smartphone And computer.
There China hold Also one share of 13% of market from the production Of lithium And refine about the 35% of world nickelThe 58% of lithium and the 70% of cobalt.