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The WA Battery and Critical Minerals Strategy 2024-2030 from the Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation is now available. This updated strategy outlines the Western Australian Government’s approach to developing WA’s battery and critical minerals sector and capturing more value onshore focusing on expanding the States advanced processing capabilities. Widgie Nickel Limited holds 240km2 of granted #mining tenure across the highly prolific Widgiemooltha Dome with exposure to the critical metals #nickel and #lithium. Read the paper: https://loom.ly/HHZrCpM #WIN #WidgieNickel #CriticalMinerals #exploration #ASX

Today, one strategic imperative for the US (and the West) is becoming increasingly urgent, namely the vulnerability of supply chains, and in particular the critical minerals vital for electric vehicles, battery storage and the wider energy transition. https://lnkd.in/d2miNMe3 #critical #minerals #western #security #strategic #imperative #west #unitedstates #becoming #urgent #vulnerability #supplychains #minerals #vital #electricvehicles #batterystorage #energytransition

EVs are struggling, but KoBold Metals is thriving, raising $537M from Gates & Bezos. Using AI to find critical minerals, it’s eyeing a $2.3B copper mine in Zambia & a key role in the U.S.-China mineral race. #EnergyTransition #MiningTech

🇦🇺 CRMs: "The race to net zero relies on Critical Minerals, driving mining sector to seek more cash from federal budget" ⛏ 🇺🇸 🔹 In short: Australia has some of the world's best-known critical mineral deposits. 🔹 Miners want more government assistance to fast-track mine developments. 🔹 What's next? Treasurer Jim Chalmers hands down the federal budget on Tuesday, May 14. Common use infrastructure, tax credits and streamlined approvals processes are at the top of the critical minerals sector's wish list for next week's federal budget. "We have large reserves in critical minerals and we want to exploit those reserves, so a critical minerals strategy to support that is important," Tania Constable, chief executive of the main mining lobby group, Minerals Council of Australia (MCA), told The Business. In Perth this week, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese acknowledged the importance of getting the most out of Australia's world-leading critical minerals deposits that, for the most part, still remain embedded under the earth. "If we don't move now, this world of opportunity will go right past us," he told a gathering of about 1,000 of Perth's business leaders on Wednesday. He announced a $566 million investment over 10 years into Geoscience Australia to fund..... 👉 Article: https://lnkd.in/dF4hW8UD 🌍 TA RawMaterials: https://lnkd.in/d_Np2KpZ (funded by Krixos & the EU) #lithium #copper #cobalt #rareearths #criticalminerals #batteries #alumina #graphite #renewables #mining #evs #bhp #vanadium #nickel

Nova Scotia’s plan to become a critical minerals powerhouse might sparkle on paper, but is it just glitter without substance? 🌍 The province is eyeing opportunities in clean energy with federal funding and a focus on untapped mineral potential, yet vague timelines and modest investments raise concerns about its true capacity to compete. Without clear strategies or environmental safeguards, Nova Scotia's ambitions risk being overshadowed by larger players in Canada’s critical mineral race. #CriticalMinerals #NovaScotia #CleanEnergy #Sustainability #RareEarth #NetZero #Mining Read the full article on Rare Earth Exchanges: https://lnkd.in/gxMfXyhN

Critical minerals opportunities in Canada are on the rise... #PDAC2024 in Toronto provided a host of opportunities for our MD & CEO Rowena Smith to engage with government, investors, potential offtake partners and customers, as we continue to explore opportunities in North America. With the release of a joint statement from Australia's Minister for Resources Madeleine King and Canada's Minister for Energy and Natural Resources Jonathan Wilkinson outlining the shared priorities both countries will cooperate on to build global #criticalminerals supply chains, Canada remains a positive strategic opportunity for funding and collaboration. #rareearths #criticalmetals #minetometals https://lnkd.in/e_FXpJqU

Achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, as urged by the UN, the White House, and the Paris Climate Agreement, requires nearly doubling annual copper demand by 2035, according to an S&P Global study. The Gaspé Copper Mines, once a major copper producer in Eastern Canada, extracted 142 million tonnes of ore over 40 years before closing due to low prices over two decades ago. Today, rising copper demand for the green energy revolution and advanced mining technologies renew interest in reopening the mine. Learn more about the project at https://lnkd.in/g9Ey8gwp

The #energytransition might have launched the public discussion about #criticalminerals, but it will be #nationalsecurity concerns that inject some urgency to act. Canada has the reserves of #nickel #copper #cobalt #lithium and #graphite to be a global #mining powerhouse - but we don’t today produce enough to fill our refineries, let alone to refine more minerals for the incoming #EV factories nor to supply our friends and allies around the world to protect their environments, their economies and their borders. That may change - quickly. And government policy to inject capital to extract, process and recycle critical minerals may become urgent. Read this article from Gregory Wischer and Morgan Bazilian on why and how the West needs to get its act together - quickly. #canpoli #cdnpoli #uspoli #geopolitics

Copper on the Critical Minerals list Great news this week from the US and a welcome demonstration of common sense, as the House of Representatives approved the Critical Minerals Consistency Act, which would add copper and possibly other minerals to the critical minerals list designated by the Department of Energy. Approval by the US Senate is now required to make this so, but it appears bipartisan support should get it across the line. Time for the UK government to listen to the calls from the UK Critical Minerals Association and MPs to make a similar review of the critical minerals the UK needs for the energy transition and infrastructure. Inclusion of copper on the UK list would certainly stimulate interest in responsible development of homegrown UK copper resources. https://lnkd.in/eexB2zZh

We need critical minerals for the energy transition. But how they are mined, and who benefits from the industry, matters 💎 The UN Secretary-General António Guterres' Panel on Critical Energy Transition Minerals is meeting today. Their task is to develop a set of global common and voluntary principles to safeguard environmental and social standards across the minerals value chain and embed justice in the energy transition. 👀 Yet there is one critical stakeholder group missing from the Panel: The communities who are directly impacted by minerals mining, every day. This briefing provides a snapshot of some of the concerns of community members affected by lithium, nickel and bauxite mining and processing in Argentina, Indonesia and Guinea. The Panel members must centre these voices, to ensure their recommendations “leave no one and no place behind” 🌍 🌎 🌏 bit.ly/UNSGcetm #JustMinerals #IndigenousRights #JustTransition #Lithium #Nickel #Bauxite #ElectricVehicles