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There are claims extracting our own minerals can build the country's resilience from geopolitical vulnerabilities.\xa0

Resources Minister Shane Jones's launching a draft strategy for the mineral sector today and will be announced in the West Coast's coal-mining district.\xa0

He says it'll highlight critical and rare earth minerals, such as titanium and antinomy.\xa0

Jones told Mike Hosking that with the rising geopolitical tensions we need to be able to rely on our own resources.\xa0

He says unless we use them, we will continue to depend on other countries' natural resources, which aren't as stable as New Zealand's.\xa0

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