Antimony tops the list of the Critical Minerals Institute's list of 14 of the most critical minerals to governments in the western world.

UK government's policy paper which lists antimony as one of its 18 critical minerals

Australia's latest critical minerals strategy

The list of 50 minerals deemed critical by the US government which includes antimony. Source: https://www.usgs.gov/news/national-news-release/ us-geological-survey-releases-2022-list-critical-minerals

Antimony sits as one of Canada's critical minerals. More can be found at its government's portal.

The EU's Critical Raw Materials list which has always included antimony. Source: https://ec.europa.eu/docsroom/ documents/42883?locale=en

Source of information on antimony in Australia from Geoscience Australia.

The main use of antimony is to harden lead in storage batteries, and it is increasingly being used in the semiconductor industry.

Australian government's portal to all matters relating to the critical minerals sector

Report on antimony in India

Report on the potential partnership between Australia and India prepared by the Australian government.

Report by Geoscience Australia into Australia's antimony resource base. Source: https://ecat.ga.gov.au/ geonetwork/srv/eng/ catalog.search#/metadata/145561

White paper written by Perpetua Resources on the strategic importance of antimony for the USA. Source: https://perpetuaresources.com/ antimony/

A study on the geopolitics of critical minerals by Washington DC based CSIS