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Critical Minerals Supply Chain Cryptographic Risk and Traceability

Securing critical minerals provenance data, traceability systems, and supply chain digital records.

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For supply chain security leads, compliance officers, and critical minerals programme managers. Covers quantum cryptographic risk across minerals provenance systems, blockchain-based chain-of-custody platforms, digital certificates, and encrypted data exchanges. Addresses EU CRMA, US CHIPS Act, OECD Due Diligence compliance, and PQC migration for supply chain systems.

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Course content is structured into sessions below. Each session is configurable to your organisation's environment, threat model, and objectives.

#	Session	Topics
1	Quantum Threats to Critical Minerals Supply Chains Where cryptographic dependencies create exposure across the minerals value chain
2	Provenance Systems and Digital Certificate Vulnerability Cryptographic foundations of minerals traceability under quantum threat	Blockchain-based provenance systems: RSA/ECDSA signature dependencies in minerals chain-of-custody platforms (RMI, ITSCI, Better Mining) and quantum break timeline Digital certificates for conflict minerals compliance: X.509 certificate chains, PKI infrastructure, and ML-DSA migration path for EU CRMA and Dodd-Frank Section 1502 reporting Encrypted data exchanges: TLS-protected API interfaces between mining companies, refiners, smelters, manufacturers, and government assay agencies
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3	Regulatory Landscape: EU CRMA, US CHIPS Act, and Supply Chain Due Diligence Compliance obligations that depend on cryptographic integrity	EU Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA): supply chain auditing requirements, digital product passports, and cryptographic attestation of minerals origin and processing US CHIPS and Science Act: semiconductor supply chain traceability requirements and intersection with PQC transition timelines for domestic minerals processing OECD Due Diligence Guidance: five-step framework cryptographic dependencies and how quantum threats undermine step 4 (independent third-party audit) verification systems
4	Interactive Demonstration: Supply Chain Cryptographic Audit Full-day format only	Facilitator-led walkthrough: mapping cryptographic dependencies across a representative critical minerals supply chain from mine site to manufacturing facility Identifying quantum-vulnerable nodes: which digital certificates, blockchain signatures, and encrypted data links break first and what the downstream compliance impact is Delegates discuss: applying the audit framework to their own supply chains, identifying highest-risk cryptographic dependencies and PQC migration priorities
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5	PQC Migration for Supply Chain Systems Transitioning chain-of-custody and provenance platforms to quantum-resistant cryptography	Blockchain PQC migration: hash-based signature schemes (SLH-DSA/SPHINCS+) for blockchain integrity, ML-DSA for transaction signing, and backward compatibility with existing ledger entries Certificate chain migration: transitioning X.509 PKI infrastructure to ML-DSA/ML-KEM with hybrid schemes for interoperability during multi-year supply chain partner transitions API and data exchange security: migrating TLS 1.3 to PQC key exchange (ML-KEM) for inter-organisational data flows without disrupting existing EDI and API integrations
6	Multi-Stakeholder Coordination and Governance Coordinating PQC transition across supply chain partners	Supply chain partner readiness assessment: evaluating cryptographic maturity across mining companies, toll refiners, smelters, OEMs, and regulatory agencies Industry consortium engagement: RMI, IRMA, and minerals industry body roles in coordinating PQC standards adoption across the supply chain Governance framework: establishing PQC migration milestones, compliance verification protocols, and escalation procedures for non-compliant supply chain nodes
7	Q&A and Migration Roadmap Planning

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