Australia’s ambition to anchor the democratic world’s critical minerals supply chains won’t be realised by government action alone. Nor will free markets, left to their own devices, deliver the resilient, transparent and strategically aligned supply …
Australia has the graphite the world needs, but it still relies on others to process the material. With more than 90 percent of the world’s battery-grade graphite refined in China, Australia is rich in critical …
Australia and its partners must move towards frameworks that manage, rather than merely lament, the negative side-effects of critical mineral extraction. As the world scrambles to meet the demands of a clean energy transition, it’s …
Myanmar’s rare earth sector has become a geopolitical flashpoint where critical minerals, armed conflict and strategic competition intersect. In 2024, the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) suspended mining operations in northern Myanmar’s Kachin State, sharply curtailing …
Silicon Valley’s ‘move fast and break things’ mantra might work in software. But when it comes to lithium, rare earths and other critical minerals, where development times average 10 to 15 years, breaking things isn’t …
