Tag: critical minerals

Orica has introduced its latest BlastIQ™ Underground technology, which leverages integrated digital solutions to enhance underground blasting performance.

Geoscience Australia and Curtin University have developed a new mapping tool to support the discovery of heavy minerals needed for the country’s net zero transition. 

The Queensland Government is set to invest in Gladstone-based company Alpha HPA to facilitate the manufacturing of sapphire glass used in smartwatches and smartphones from locally produced alumina. 

Australia and France are launching a joint study into critical minerals supply chains that will identify the specific needs of both countries in relation to batteries and rare earth magnets, which are needed in the manufacturing of clean energy technology. 

Minister for Resources and Northern Australia Madeleine King will promote Australia as a reliable supplier of critical minerals needed to support global efforts to reach net zero at the upcoming International Energy Agency (IEA) Critical Minerals and Clean Energy Summit in Paris. 

The extraction of critical minerals is crucial to ensuring that the development of renewable energy technologies can keep up with rising global demand and contribute to the goal of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, according to Professor Ismet Canbulat, head of the School of Minerals and Energy Resources Engineering at UNSW Sydney.

The New South Wales government is launching consultations for the development of a new Critical Minerals and High-Tech Metals Strategy, which will help boost domestic manufacturing, skills, and training opportunities available in the state’s local industry. 

Energy Minister Bill Johnston said that through the Western Australia-Indonesia Energy Forum, the government is exploring opportunities with Indonesian counterparts, to boost participation in global battery and critical mineral supply chains, as well as to grow value-adding and manufacturing industries.

The Queensland Government has released the first look at the future Stanwell Clean Energy Hub, which is expected to unlock new industrial jobs in...

Nyrstar Australia, a global producer of critical minerals and metals, has released its submission to the Australian Federal Government's Critical Minerals List issues paper, which includes a series of recommendations aimed at better aligning Australia's strategic approach to critical minerals with its international partners.