Scholarships opened for WA minerals researchers

New details of the $1.2b Critical Minerals Strategic Reserve (CMSR) are emerging with the Federal Government confirming on Monday that antimony, gallium and rare earth elements are early priorities.

Australian miner boards US critical minerals bandwagon Pinnacle Minerals (ASX: PIM) is expanding its global footprint in the technology and defence sectors with the acquisition of eight critical minerals projects in the US. This acquisition marks the company’s entry into the US critical mineral landscape with the aims of positioning the company to benefit from emerging government policy in both the US and Australia. It follows recent developments in international critical minerals policy, including China’s further tightening of export controls on critical minerals on October 9 and the Federal Government’s advancement...

King pushes for domestic processing Federal Resources Minister Madeleine King has urged Australia to take a leading role in critical minerals and rare earths processing in the face of global uncertainty. In her speech to attendees at the Resources Technology Showcase, held in Perth this week, Minister King reaffirmed the Federal Government’s commitment to growing the country’s critical minerals and rare earths sectors. “In the face of extraordinarily difficult international market conditions, some might say that taking up the challenge to compete in the mining, processing and refining of critical minerals and rare earths is...