Darwin hosts dialogue for critical minerals
Industry figures from Australia, Japan and the US will meet in Darwin to discuss critical mineral and rare-earth element production across northern Australia.
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Critical minerals alliance for Australia and Germany
Australia and Germany have signed a joint Declaration of Intent to create a new study, helping to establish new opportunities for critical minerals projects to meet climate and energy targets.
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Queensland Government backs alumina with $21.7 million grant
Alpha HPA has been awarded a $21.7 million grant by the Queensland Government for its first high-purity alumina (HPA) project in Gladstone.
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Race to net zero gets a $40 million boost
The Western Australian Government has committed $40 million in investments to accelerate critical minerals exploration.
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Queensland Government backs copper explorers
The state has funded a number of critical mineral exploration projects at a total of $5 million as part of its Collaborative Exploration Initiative.
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Mincor withdraws nickel production guidance
Mincor and BHP will work together to better manage off-specification product after BHP refused to amend off-take agreement specifications.
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Arafura lands $900 million for critical minerals
Arafura Rare Earths has secured almost $900 million in debt funding for its Nolans project from a German export credit agency Euler Hermes Aktiengesellschaft.
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Chalice one step closer to critical minerals mining
Chalice Mining has revealed a significant resource upgrade of its Gonneville deposit.
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Australian critical minerals the “key” to net-zero
Federal, state and territory resources and mining ministers will unite to support the development of the Australian critical minerals sector.
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Minerals central to NT’s $40 billion economy
The minerals industry is one of four key industries supporting the economy in the Northern Territory.
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Expanding mineral exploration in Australia
The Federal Government is broadening its horizons in mineral exploration, with critical minerals such as cobalt, gallium and germanium at the top of the list.
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Northern Territory spends big on critical minerals
The Northern Territory has spent $198.6 million on mineral exploration in a bid to become a key player for the global supply chain of critical minerals.
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Australia, South Korea unite for battery chemicals
The Western Australian Government and the Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM) will join forces to research and develop the critical minerals value chain.
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Critical minerals milestone for Australia and India
The push to develop the Australia–India Critical Minerals Investment Partnership has reached a new milestone, with ministers agreeing to deepen cooperation and extend existing commitments.
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Townsville charges up with vanadium
As part of a $26 million project, the first commercial-scale vanadium flow battery electrolyte manufacturing facility will be built in Townsville, Queensland.
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Lynas secures $200 million investment
A new agreement between Lynas Rare Earths and Japan Australia Rare Earths (JARE) has seen Lynas pocket $200 million in investments.
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Critical minerals “the next great leap in mining”
Key industry and community groups have met with Federal Resources Minister Madeleine King to discuss the development of Australia’s critical minerals sector.
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Tesla chooses Aussie company for critical minerals
Electric vehicle (EV) giant Tesla has been teasing a possible agreement with a critical minerals company since mid-2022 – and it seems that it has finally come to fruition.
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Ravensthorpe nickel mine switches to wind power
In an effort to lower carbon emissions, the Ravensthorpe nickel mine on Western Australia’s south coast has switched to wind power.
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NT iron ore mine stabilised after government steps in
An iron ore mine in the Northern Territory’s Roper Valley has been stabilised following a payment of more than $400,000 to a contractor ahead of the wet season.
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