Strategic and Critical Metals

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The German Mineral Resources Agency classifies lithium, nickel, cobalt, and rare earth elements as strategic or critical raw materials. These critical or strategic raw materials are used, for example, in electric motors, wind turbines, computers, and mobile phones. The fact that a raw material is classified not only as strategic but also as critical is due to the factor of supply security. If higher demand can lead to global supply bottlenecks, then the raw material is not only strategic but also critical.

Strategic and critical metals often come from countries – such as nickel from Russia or cobalt from the Congo – where supply security is not optimal. And China often dominates production and processing, particularly for technology metals and rare earths. A monopoly-like position held by other countries – and the resulting dependence – is naturally viewed with skepticism. For example, the U.S. supports raw material projects and the development of a stable supply chain.

A significant increase in demand is predicted for the future, particularly for critical metals. Another important application for these special raw materials is the defense industry. In any case, these raw materials – which are essential for industry – and the companies that extract them should also be of interest to investors.

Aurania Resources – https://www.commodity-tv.com/ondemand/companies/profil/aurania-resources-ltd/ – focuses on precious metals and critical energy raw materials in Europe, specifically in Italy (nickel, cobalt, iron, copper, and chromium) and France. There, the company has also added three new exploration licenses (gold, polymetallic metals) through a subsidiary. The nickel-cobalt project in northern Italy is impressing with the latest drill results, which show promising nickel, cobalt, and copper values.

Canada Nickel Company – https://www.commodity-tv.com/ondemand/companies/profil/canada-nickel-company-inc/ – holds nickel and cobalt reserves in its Crawford project in Ontario (ranked second in the Fraser ranking). With the approval of this project, the company has achieved a significant milestone in terms of environmental sustainability. According to the Canadian government, this is a project of strategic importance. The company has published very strong mineral resource estimates for eight of its nine properties. Additionally, the company has filed NI 43-101 reports for two nickel sulfide projects.

Current company information and press releases from Canada Nickel Company (- https://www.resource-capital.ch/en/companies/canada-nickel-company-inc/ -) and Aurania Resources (- https://www.resource-capital.ch/en/companies/aurania-resources-ltd/ -).

Further information is also available in our new Battery Metals Report at the following link: https://www.resource-capital.ch/en/reports/view/battery-metals-report-2025-04/

Sources:

https://finanzwissen.de/rohstoffe/kritische-metalle/kobalt/;

https://www.resource-capital.ch/en/reports/view/battery-metals-report-2025-04/

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