Can the European Union overcome its deep reliance on China’s critical minerals supply chain?
Illustration by Nate Kitch
This January, at a press conference 1,700 feet underground in Sweden’s Lapland region, one of Europe’s most pressing policy goals seemed to finally be within reach. State-owned miner LKAB was announcing a major discovery in its Kiruna mine: one of the largest deposits of rare earth elements in Europe.
Illustration by Nate Kitch
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