Minerals Security Partnership
{{Short description|Transnational association}}
File:Minerals Security Partnership Map.png
The Minerals Security Partnership (MSP) is a transnational association whose members seek to secure a stable supply of raw materials for their economies.{{cite news |title=Minerals Security Partnership MEDIA NOTE |url=https://www.state.gov/minerals-security-partnership/ |publisher=US Department of State |date=14 June 2022 |access-date=5 May 2023 |archive-date=5 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230505180015/https://www.state.gov/minerals-security-partnership/ |url-status=live }} The MSP is composed of 14 countries and the EU: Australia, Canada, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Norway, South Korea, Sweden, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the European Union.{{Cite web|url=https://www.state.gov/minerals-security-partnership/|title=Minerals Security Partnership}}{{cite news |title=Minerals Security Partnership |url=https://www.iea.org/policies/16066-minerals-security-partnership |publisher=IEA |date=27 October 2022 |access-date=5 May 2023 |archive-date=5 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230505172706/https://www.iea.org/policies/16066-minerals-security-partnership |url-status=live }} Members profess a commitment to high Environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) standards.
History
According to the inaugural announcement made at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada convention in June 2022,{{cite news |last1=MCDONALD |first1=LISA |title=Video: Minerals Security Partnership advances multinational commitment to bolstering critical mineral supply chains |url=https://ceramics.org/ceramic-tech-today/ceramic-video/video-minerals-security-partnership-advances-multinational-commitment-to-bolstering-critical-mineral-supply-chains |publisher=The American Ceramic Society |date=10 August 2022 |access-date=5 May 2023 |archive-date=5 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230505172706/https://ceramics.org/ceramic-tech-today/ceramic-video/video-minerals-security-partnership-advances-multinational-commitment-to-bolstering-critical-mineral-supply-chains |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Home |first1=Andy |title=U.S. forms 'friendly' coalition to secure critical minerals: Andy Home |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/critical-minerals-ahome-idUSKBN2OB1J7 |publisher=Reuters |date=30 June 2022 |access-date=5 May 2023 |archive-date=5 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230505172706/https://www.reuters.com/article/critical-minerals-ahome-idUSKBN2OB1J7 |url-status=live }} the goal of the MSP "is to ensure that critical minerals are produced, processed, and recycled in a manner that supports the ability of countries to realize the full economic development benefit of their geological endowments."{{cite news |last1=ORR |first1=VANESSA |title=The Minerals Security Partnership: More Questions than Answers |url=https://www.akbizmag.com/magazine/the-minerals-security-partnership/ |publisher=Alaska Business |date=1 Nov 2022 |access-date=5 May 2023 |archive-date=5 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230505172710/https://www.akbizmag.com/magazine/the-minerals-security-partnership/ |url-status=live }}
India was inducted into the MSP in June 2023.{{Cite web |last=Gupta |first=Moushumi Das |date=2023-07-01 |title=How joining Minerals Security Partnership can help India harness critical minerals potential |url=https://theprint.in/india/governance/how-joining-minerals-security-partnership-can-help-india-harness-critical-minerals-potential/1650810/ |access-date=2023-07-01 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-07-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230701161151/https://theprint.in/india/governance/how-joining-minerals-security-partnership-can-help-india-harness-critical-minerals-potential/1650810/ |url-status=live }} Estonia joined the MSP in early March 2024.{{Cite web |last= |date=2024-03-06 |title=Estonia joins US' Minerals Security Partnership initiative |url=https://news.err.ee/1609273404/estonia-joins-us-minerals-security-partnership-initiative |access-date=2024-08-22 |website=ERR |language=en |archive-date=2024-08-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240822042634/https://news.err.ee/1609273404/estonia-joins-us-minerals-security-partnership-initiative |url-status=live }}
Activities
The governments of Angola, Botswana, the Democratic Republic of Congo, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia met with the MSP members at [https://miningindaba.com/home Investing in African Mining Indaba] on 7 February 2023.{{cite news |last1=PARKER |first1=DARREN |last2=DE BRUYN |first2=CHANEL |title=Minerals Security Partnership advocates for ESG in critical minerals mining |url=https://www.miningweekly.com/article/minerals-security-partnership-advocates-for-esg-in-critical-minerals-mining-2023-02-08 |agency=Mining Weekly |publisher=CREAMER MEDIA (PTY) LTD |date=8 February 2023 |access-date=2023-05-05 |archive-date=2023-05-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230505172709/https://www.miningweekly.com/article/minerals-security-partnership-advocates-for-esg-in-critical-minerals-mining-2023-02-08 |url-status=live }}
Criticisms
The head of the Alaska Miners Association on 1 November 2022 said that "I worry that the MSP will prompt decision makers within the federal administration to prioritize mining in other countries in an attempt to walk a line between getting the minerals we must have but not developing ones in America under the name of conservation."