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Australia’s antimony mines don’t yet guarantee reliable supply - The Strategist | ASPI's analysis and commentary site

GNews: critical minerals·2026-10-22EnergyP1: Resource SovereigntyP5: Strategic Decoupling
Why it matters

Antimony is a critical mineral for military electronics, infrared sensors, and ammunition hardening. Unreliable domestic supply forces reliance on imports or geopolitically exposed sources, degrading Resource Sovereignty (Pillar 1) and Decoupling (Pillar 5) posture.

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Where this sits in the model

This development bears on 2 of the eight pillars of Australian preparedness — the overall picture right now is 5/100.

P1: Resource Sovereignty0/100P5: Strategic Decoupling0/100
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