critical minerals
Arafura Rare Earths Managing Director and CEO Darryl Cuzzubbo told the WA Mining Club that Nolans is moving from critical minerals rhetoric to construction reality, but the real test will be processing, ramp-up, suppliers and whether Australia can help build a serious rare earths supply chain outside China.
It takes a certain type of confidence to suggest the future of clean energy metals might lie four kilometres below the Pacific Ocean – confidence, and perhaps a streak of stubbornness.
At first glance, the WA Mining Club’s Market Outlook Luncheon at Optus Stadium looked like it would follow a familiar script.
There was a time when mining’s job was simple: dig it up, ship it out, repeat.
When PLS chief executive Dale Henderson told the WA Mining Club’s November luncheon that it’s “easier to get things done in Brazil than in Western Australia,” the room went quiet for a moment.
If you think the most exciting innovations in critical-minerals exploration are happening in labs or boardrooms, you might want to take another look at the drill pad.
If you thought mining was all about brute force and big rigs, think again.
When it comes to the energy transition, not all batteries come wrapped in lithium.
It’s not often a map redraws itself — but that’s exactly what’s happening to Australia’s rare earths landscape.
When a geologist looks at a gravity anomaly and sees the future of Australia’s critical minerals, it’s worth paying attention.
