The Northern Miner Podcast
Mineral War — China’s grand plan to dominate metals markets, ft Tomasz Nadrowski
This week’s episode features portfolio manager Tomasz Nadrowski, author of Mineral War: China’s Quest for Weapons of Mineral Destruction, in conversation with host Adrian Pocobelli on China’s resource strategy over the past 30 years and how the West can respond to China’s dominance in the metals sector. Nadrowski explains how China made a deliberate decision to incorporate minerals into its broader grand strategy, highlighting President Xi Jinping’s “Document 9” and its emphasis on the strategic importance of mineral resources. He also discusses his definition of “critical minerals,” what makes a mineral critical, and the strategies Western countries can pursue to level the playing field. This week’s Spotlight features Southern Silver Exploration Corp. Vice President of Exploration Robert Macdonald, who discusses the company’s flagship Cerro Las Minitas polymetallic silver project in Durango, Mexico. To learn more, visit: https://southernsilverexploration.com/ All this and more with host Adrian Pocobelli. “Rattlesnake Railroad”, “Big Western Sky”, “Western Adventure” and “Battle on the Western Frontier” by Brett Van Donsel (www.incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-northern-miner-podcast/id1099281201 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/78lyjMTRlRwZxQwz2fwQ4K YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NorthernMiner Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/northern-miner
