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===Supply risk=== For antimony-importing regions, such as Europe and the U.S., antimony is considered to be a [[Critical mineral raw materials|critical mineral]] for industrial manufacturing that is at risk of supply chain disruption. With global production coming mainly from China (74%), Tajikistan (8%), and Russia (4%), these sources are critical to supply.<ref name="EU Raw 2020" /><ref name="Nassar SciAdv 2020">{{cite journal | last=Nassar | first=Nedal T. | display-authors=etal | title=Evaluating the mineral commodity supply risk of the U.S. manufacturing sector | journal=Sci. Adv.| volume=6 | issue=8 |page=eaay8647 | date=2020-02-21 | doi=10.1126/sciadv.aay8647| pmid=32128413 | pmc=7035000 | bibcode=2020SciA....6.8647N }}</ref> *'''European Union''': Antimony is considered a critical raw material for defense, automotive, construction and textiles. The E.U. sources are 100% imported, coming mainly from Turkey (62%), Bolivia (20%) and Guatemala (7%).<ref name="EU Raw 2020">{{cite web |title=Critical Raw Materials Resilience: Charting a Path towards greater Security and Sustainability |url=https://ec.europa.eu/docsroom/documents/42849 |publisher=European Commission|date=2020 |access-date=2 February 2022}}</ref> *'''United Kingdom''': The [[British Geological Survey]]'s 2015 risk list ranks antimony second highest (after [[Rare-earth element|rare earth elements]]) on the relative supply risk index.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bgs.ac.uk/mineralsuk/statistics/risklist.html|title=MineralsUK Risk List 2015|publisher=BGS}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=British Geological Survey Risk list 2015 |url=https://www2.bgs.ac.uk/mineralsuk/download/statistics/risk_list_2015.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www2.bgs.ac.uk/mineralsuk/download/statistics/risk_list_2015.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live |website=Minerals UK |publisher=BGS |access-date=2 February 2022}}</ref> *'''United States:''' Antimony is a mineral commodity considered critical to the economic and national security.<ref name='"USGS 2022 News"'>{{cite web |title=Interior Releases 2018's Final List of Critical Minerals |url=https://www.usgs.gov/news/national-news-release/interior-releases-2018s-final-list-35-minerals-deemed-critical-us |publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]] |access-date=1 February 2022}}</ref><ref name="Nassar SciAdv 2020" /> In 2022, no antimony was mined in the U.S.<ref name='"USGS 2022'>{{cite book |title=U.S. Geological Survey, Mineral Commodity Summaries, January 2022 |chapter=Antimony |url=https://pubs.usgs.gov/periodicals/mcs2022/mcs2022-antimony.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://pubs.usgs.gov/periodicals/mcs2022/mcs2022-antimony.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live |access-date=1 February 2022}}</ref>
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