MINERAL INDUSTRIES

West highly vulnerable to China on critical minerals

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Original article by Cameron England
The Australian – Page: 18 : 31-Jul-24

A new report notes that while rare earth elements are crucial to the global energy transition, countries such as Australia are vulnerable due to their reliance on China for critical minerals. The report from the Henry Jackson Society, Freshwater Strategy and the Centre for Resilient Society notes that China’s willingness to ignore the environmental harms associated with the production of rare earth elements has contributed to the nation’s domination of global supply. They warn that this reliance on China means that Australia and its Five Eyes partners risk running out of critical minerals in the event of a price spike or armed conflict.

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HENRY JACKSON SOCIETY, FRESHWATER STRATEGY, CENTRE FOR RESILIENT SOCIETY

Australia well-positioned to supply critical US minerals

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Original article by Matthew Cranston
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 25 : 10-Nov-21

The US Geological Survey has added nickel to its list of critical minerals. Australia is poised to benefit from this move, given that the nation accounts for 24 per cent of global nickel production. Zinc has also been added to the USGS list of critical minerals, while helium, potash, rhenium and strontium have been removed. The International Monetary Fund recently forecast that demand for critical minerals will rise sixfold over the next two decades.

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UNITED STATES. DEPT OF THE INTERIOR. UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

Morgan unveils processing advance for Titan’s balls of nickel

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Original article by Paul Garvey
The Australian – Page: Online : 9-Sep-19

Comet Minerals announced in 2016 that it had detected a unique type of mineralisation at its Titan nickel project in Nigeria. Hugh Morgan, the former WMC Resources boss who heads up Comet Minerals, has told the recent Africa Down Under conference that another of his firms has developed a processing technique that will enable Comet Minerals to recover 100 per cent of nickel from the mineralisation at Titan. He said the technique has been successfully tested on gold and copper mineralisation, and that it does not involve any toxic reagents.

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COMET MINERALS, WMC RESOURCES LIMITED