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If AI is truly the future of humanity, then what will happen when the world begins to lack tungsten, fluorite and copper to produce AI chips?
While most investors are rushing into Nvidia, Broadcom or TSMC with huge valuations, a more silent flow of money is flowing to the "root" asset group of the AI economy. It is strategic minerals and upstream energy.
The AI revolution on the surface is about algorithms and software. But at its deepest level, AI is a war for power, data centers, semiconductors and raw materials.
The larger an AI model is, the more processing chips it will consume. The more powerful the chip, the more heat-resistant, conductive materials and ultra-pure chemicals are needed. That makes tungsten, fluorite, copper and rare earths the “new oil” of the AI era.
Overview of AI fever and mineral demand
Scale Index
China's IC exports in the first quarter of 2026 are about 234 billion USD
IC export growth is about 77%
Nvidia value is more than 4.3 trillion USD
Global AI data centers accelerate expansion
Demand for semiconductor materials increased sharply
The supply of AI chips is increasing rapidly, putting enormous pressure on the mineral supply chain. 
Something many people forget
An AI chip cannot be created with code alone.
It needs
• Tungsten to withstand heat and stabilize the transistor
• Fluorite for productionSemiconductor wafer etching chemicals
• Copper for high-speed electrical conduction systems
• Stable energy to operate factories and data centers
That is why the US, Japan, and Europe are engaged in a battle to protect strategic mineral supply chains outside of China.
Why is Vietnam's Nui Phao mine special?
Masan High-Tech Materials owns one of the rarest mineral assets in Southeast Asia.
Notable data about Nui Phao
Scale Information
Licensed reserves are more than 83 million tons
New underground mining is about 28 million tons
Tungsten's leading position outside of China
Fluorite position is top 5 globally
Main minerals tungsten, fluorite, copper, bismuth
Masan High-Tech Materials is developing APT deep processing chains and tungsten oxide powders to serve the semiconductor, aerospace and energy industries. 
It is worth noting that the world currently does not have many large-scale mines outside of China that can provide high quality tungsten.
This makes Vietnam suddenly become a "strategic bottleneck" in the global AI supply chain.
Why the period 2026 - 2028 could be the golden cycle of minerals
1. AI causes chip demand to increase unprecedentedly
2. Global data centers explode in electricity and metal consumption
3. Western countries want to reduce their dependence on China
4. Strategic mineral prices are recovering strongly
5. Vietnamese mineral enterprises begin to pass the bottom of profits
According to recent financial reports, MSR's tungsten revenue increased sharply in 2025, and quarterly profits recovered after many years of restructuring.structure. 
Compare current AI investment thinking
| Asset Group | Risk | Valuation |
|—|—|
| Nvidia | increased heat | extremely high |
| Broadcom | strong increase | high |
| TSMC | geopolitical dependence | high |
| Strategic minerals | new cycle begins | still low |
| Traditional Energy | undervalued | more attractive |
This is the reason why many large investment funds began to return to the physical commodity group instead of just chasing hot technology stocks.
AI can create thousands of new applications every year. But the world cannot "print" more high-quality tungsten mines in just a few months.
That is the true value of scarce assets.
Long-term perspective
If the trend of shifting the semiconductor supply chain continues
If AI continues to expand
If countries continue to hoard strategic minerals
The group of businesses that own upstream resources can enter a very long growth cycle.
It is no coincidence that global technology corporations are looking to lock in mineral supplies from today.
The ultimate AI war may not be a software war. It is the battle for control of physical resources of the 21st century.
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