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Lack of govt coordination on critical minerals a risk: Thompson

“Uncoordinated” government intervention in the critical mineral market is creating risks for investors, the former chairman of Rio Tinto chair told the inaugural London Indaba.

William Clarke in London
Simon Thompson

Simon Thompson

Simon Thompson, senior advisor at Rothschild and the former chair of Rio, warned that the small, illiquid and opaque critical mineral market is vulnerable to distortion after being suddenly thrust into...

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