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Australia joins global minerals security partnership
Australia has joined an international partnership that seeks to develop and secure global supply chains for critical minerals crucial to the transition to clean energy.
July 13, 2022 0 comment
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Indian delegation visits critical mineral operations
Western Australia has welcomed a ministerial level delegation from India as a major step in the Australia–India Critical Minerals Investment Partnership.
July 8, 2022 0 comment
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NSW boosts purse for minerals search
The New South Wales Government will invest a further $1.5 million to support explorers to search for new deposits of critical minerals and high-tech metals essential for the manufacture of batteries, electric vehicles and other renewable technologies.
June 28, 2022 0 comment
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Record boost in Australia’s critical mineral resources
Geoscience Australia has reported significant increases in Australia’s inventories of critical mineral resources.
April 21, 2022 0 comment
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Resources sector welcomes greenfields promise
The WA resources sector has welcomed election promises that would see greenfields agreements increase to up to six years.
April 20, 2022 0 comment
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Curtin a trailblazer for resources technology
Curtin University will partner with the University of Queensland, James Cook University, and 33 company partners to develop a research hub.
April 19, 2022 0 comment
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Coal predicted to exceed $100 billion annual export mark
The 2021-22 Australian resources and energy export earnings forecast shows that figures will soar to a record-high of $425 billion.
April 4, 2022 0 comment
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Mineral export tariffs eliminated with India agreement
The resources sector will be one of the main beneficiaries after the Australia-India Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement was officially signed, making exports to India cheaper and creating huge new opportunities for workers and businesses.
April 4, 2022 0 comment
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Aus, US cooperate on critical minerals and supply chain resilience
Australia and the United States are working together on key challenges like building secure supply chains and facilitating a clean transition.
April 1, 2022 0 comment
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India signs MoU for lithium and cobalt
The Federal Government has signed a detailed MoU with India to identify lithium and cobalt mineral assets.
March 30, 2022 0 comment
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Budget to boost critical minerals sector
Measures in the 2022-23 Federal Budget worth more than $250 million will build stronger regions and strengthen Australia’s critical minerals sector to become more globally competitive, according to Minister for Resources Keith Pitt.
March 30, 2022 0 comment
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Silicon, HPA recognised in Critical Minerals Strategy
The Federal Government has added two more minerals to the critical minerals list as part of its 2022 Critical Minerals Strategy. High purity alumina (HPA) and silicon were added to a list of 26 critical minerals which also includes cobalt, lithium, manganese, titanium and vanadium. Minister for Resources and Water Keith Pitt said further diversification … Continue reading Silicon, HPA recognised in Critical Minerals Strategy
March 21, 2022 0 comment
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Critical minerals research boosted by further funding
The Federal Government has committed $50 million over three years to establish the virtual National Critical Minerals Research and Development Centre, which will draw together expertise from CSIRO, Geoscience Australia, and the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation.
March 17, 2022 0 comment
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Australia secures domestic supply of critical minerals
The Federal Government has dedicated $243 million across Australia’s critical minerals industry to reduce the country’s reliance on Chinese resources.
March 16, 2022 0 comment
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Meteorite discovery highlights space mining potential
Drone technology has allowed researchers from Curtin University to study the potential of mining asteroids as a source of rare elements, following the successful discovery of a meteorite in Western Australia.
March 15, 2022 0 comment
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India deal to boost critical mineral investment
The Australian Government has allocated $5.8 million to the three-year Australia-India Critical Minerals Investment Partnership.
March 14, 2022 0 comment
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Diversification key to WA economy: CCIWA
The global acceleration toward decarbonisation will be a significant boost to Western Australia’s critical and battery minerals sectors. according to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA’s (CCIWA) Outlook report.
March 11, 2022 0 comment
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MCA to strengthen critical minerals exploration
The MCA and KOMIR have signed an MoU that will strengthen cooperation on the exploration and development of critical minerals in Australia.
February 28, 2022 0 comment
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Critical minerals jobs creeping up on coal
The Queensland Government’s Collaborative Exploration Initiative (CEI) has handed 13 companies the opportunity to develop the state’s “next wave of resources jobs” in new economy minerals.
February 16, 2022 0 comment
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Challenge to grow critical minerals
The SA Government has launched a challenge focussed on growing the state’s critical minerals processing and manufacturing capabilities.
January 13, 2022 0 comment