“Do we really need 293 new (critical mineral) mines – or just a new mindset?” [Bryan Bille, RM#7]

Do we really need 293 new (critical mineral) mines for the energy transition – or just a new mindset? Will some of those copper, lithium, graphite, rare-earth… mines be built in the EU or will Europeans continue to ask the Global South to carry the burden? Bryan Bille of Benchmark Minerals joined the RAW MATTERS podcast to unpack China’s dominance, Europe’s execution gap, and the brutal realities of the global critical minerals race.