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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
Copper, Rare Earth Elements, Gallium, Nickel, Neodymium, Germanium, Zinc, Dysprosium, Aluminium/Bauxite, Yttrium, Cobalt, Strategic Minerals, Antimony, Lithium, Industrial Minerals, Tantalum, Base Metals, Uranium, Indium

Godolphin drills into gold riches and rare earth rewards as Lewis Ponds heats up and Narraburra shakes up the magnet metals race in NSW

Godolphin Resources is sharpening its exploration focus at a time when market appetite is realigning toward precious and critical minerals.

By Jamie Wade on May 26, 2025
ESG, Regulatory Adherence, Extraction, Mineral Extraction, Innovation, Process Innovation, Mines & Projects, Project Overviews, Exploration, Geological exploration and resource modelling
Australia, New South Wales, Central West Region
Lead, Gold, Terbium, Silver, Dysprosium, Base Metals, Copper, Zinc, Rare Earth Elements, Praseodymium, Precious Metals, Neodymium