lithium

China mined the advantage while the world slept now Australia must wake up, sharpen its edge and lead the charge in critical minerals supply chains

China quietly built the world’s most powerful critical minerals supply chains while other nations - including Australia - dozed through a geopolitical shift that now threatens economic security, trade independence, and defence readiness.

By Jamie Wade on September 5, 2025
Costs, Financial Planning, Procurement Efficiency, ESG, Regulatory Adherence, Education and Training Initiatives, Sustainable Practices, Long-term Planning, Workforce, Innovation, Technology Adoption, Process Innovation, Risk, Risk Assessment, Risk Mitigation, Crisis Management, Mines & Projects, Project Overviews, Development Stages, Key Contacts, Exploration, Geological exploration and resource modelling, Geoscience data visualisation and analytics
Australia, North America, United States, Canada, Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Europe, Germany, Asia, China, Japan, South Korea
Copper, Strategic Minerals, Nickel, Lithium, Cobalt, Tantalum, Energy Minerals, Niobium, Uranium, Rare Earth Elements, Neodymium, Base Metals, Dysprosium

Critical minerals get political as tariffs tighten supply chains and China plays hardball with the West’s electrification ambitions

As global demand for clean energy technology intensifies and geopolitical tensions rise, the importance of critical minerals has reached new heights.

By Jamie Wade on July 26, 2025
Efficiency, Process Improvement, Equipment Maintenance, Costs, Financial Planning, Procurement Efficiency, ESG, Regulatory Adherence, Legislative Updates, Sustainable Practices, Extraction, Mineral Extraction, Resource Sustainability, Innovation, Technology Adoption, Process Innovation, Risk, Risk Assessment, Risk Mitigation, Crisis Management, Mines & Projects, Project Overviews, Development Stages
Australia, North America, United States, Canada, South America, Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Guinea, Europe, Germany, Turkey, Oceania, Asia, China, Indonesia
Gallium, Copper, Rare Earth Elements, Germanium, Nickel, Neodymium, Zinc, Dysprosium, Aluminium/Bauxite, Yttrium, Cobalt, Strategic Minerals, Lithium, Antimony, Tantalum, Industrial Minerals, Indium, Base Metals, Uranium

Tania takes the mic: When mining speaks, Canberra should probably listen

By all accounts, Tania Constable didn’t just drop the mic at the WA Mining Club — she fracked the stage, dug it up, and shipped it off to China.

By Jamie Wade on March 28, 2025
Efficiency, Process Improvement, Costs, Cost Control, ESG, Workforce, Labour Relations, Innovation, Technology Adoption, Risk, Risk Assessment, Risk Mitigation, Mines & Projects, Project Overviews, Exploration, Geological exploration and resource modelling
Australia
Iron ore, Rare Earth Elements, Lithium, Uranium

Australia strikes gold (and vanadium) in the race for critical minerals, securing Its future as a global leader in mining and clean energy supply chains

Australia has solidified its status as a global leader in the resources sector, emerging as the world’s largest holder of vanadium resources and a dominant force in critical minerals essential for clean energy and advanced technologies.

By Jamie Wade on March 11, 2025
ESG, Sustainable Practices, Long-term Planning, Environmental Stewardship, Innovation, Research and Development, Technology Adoption, Mines & Projects, Project Overviews, Development Stages, Exploration, Geological exploration and resource modelling, Exploration technologies and methodologies
Australia, Western Australia, Pilbara, Queensland, North West Minerals Province
Lead, Iron ore, Zirconium, Zinc, Manganese, Titanium, Vanadium, Uranium, Lithium, Tantalum, Gold, Niobium