China’s exports fall in October as firms wait out Xi-Trump summit, trade war reset
China’s exports fell in October amid a volatile trade war with the United States – though recent high-level…
What is asteroid mining and how close are we to making it a reality?
The solar system is far more richly endowed by resources than everyday experience might suggest. You must have…
What can Australia learn from Norway’s approach to taxing resources?
Norway is renowned for ranking among the happiest and wealthiest countries around the globe — a standard of…
What can Australia learn from Norway’s approach to taxing resources?
Norway is renowned for ranking among the happiest and wealthiest countries around the globe — a standard of…
Australian minerals fuelling China’s military ambitions
The Australian Government is being urged to develop a more detailed and transparent China strategy amid renewed focus…
China’s rare earth limits may have ‘gone too far this time’ as trade talks start while U.S. gathers support amid global backlash
Top U.S. and Chinese officials met in Malaysia on Saturday to lay the groundwork for a summit between…
How Aussie miners like Arufura, Iluka and Lynas are powering the AI boom – William Taylor
The AI revolution isn’t just about GPUs and data centers, it also depends on the raw materials that…
Mapping rare earth supplies and the challenges of turning these minerals into magnets
Unlike the name suggests, rare earths are not very rare at all. Many countries — including Australia —…
Waroona weighs up planned gallium refinery funded by US-Australia critical minerals deal
Locals are hopeful a $13 billion US-Australia critical minerals deal set to build a new gallium refinery south…
Breaking China’s iron grip on world’s supply of critical minerals
If there is any mystery over America’s historic agreement to partner with Australia this week on the supply…
Critical minerals industry cheers deal that will ‘encourage greater investment’ as stock prices swing
Australia’s critical minerals industry has broadly welcomed the wideranging rare earths deal struck between the US and Australia,…
Donald rare earth mine given major project status by Australian government
The Australian government has granted major project status to Astron Corporation’s Donald Rare Earth and Mineral Sands project…