A pre-feasibility study (PFS) of Tivan Ltd’s Speewah fluorite project in the Kimberley region of Western Australia has positioned the company to deliver another critical minerals project reducing the dominance of China in global supply chains. The PFS released today described the project as geo-strategically significant, with high criticality for important supply chains in Asia…
Australia and France have signed an agreement to pursue stronger cooperation on critical mineral supply chains, opening the way for co-operation in developing critical mineral processing supply chains. The Minister for Resources and Northern Australia Madeleine King signed the Bilateral Dialogue on Critical Minerals agreement in Paris with France’s Minister for the Energy Transition Agnès…
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has unveiled a Queensland Critical Mineral Strategy backed by $245 million in funding at the World Mining Congress in Brisbane today. The new strategy positions Queensland as a global leader in delivering the critical minerals the world needs to move to a net-zero emissions future, according to a statement. Queensland has…
By Peter Roberts Australia’s new Critical Minerals Strategy aims to increase the value added onshore to Australia’s vast mineral resources, rather than simply exporting undifferentiated mineral commodities. However it stops short of being the comprehensive policy we need to develop value-added industries. The strategy sets out a vision to grow our critical minerals wealth, create…
