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The hidden risks behind critical mineral extractions for investors

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2026  |  NEWS
... risks across different parts of Asia, focusing on the extraction and manufacture of three critical minerals of nickel, cobalt, and copper. The report noted that the life cycle of a mine and its product vary significantly depending on the type of metal ...

Government kicks off Investor Front Door pilot projects

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2026  |  NEWS
... the statement said. The Ardea Resources' Kalgoorlie Nickel Project in Western Australia is one of the largest nickel and cobalt resources in Australia, which the government said could produce 30,000 tonnes of nickel and 2000 tonnes of cobalt a year for ...

CEF urges Australia, China 'win-win-win' on decarbonisation

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
... wind. China now holds approximately 90% of global rare earth refining capacity, 60% of lithium processing, over 70% of cobalt refining, 60% of aluminium smelting, and 54% of global steelmaking. "This has profound implications for the global mining and ...

China plays long game on battery disruption

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) batteries accounted for two-thirds of all EV sales in China last year. However, nickel, lithium and cobalt collapsed in 2023, with massive oversupply set against the backdrop of an expanding global EV market. According to ...

Global economists identify key risks for the decade ahead

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... energy technology, the demand for finite and geographically-concentrated critical minerals - such as graphite, lithium and cobalt - will present both a risk and opportunity for Australia given its key role in the global supply chain."

Loss and damage funds a key consideration for COP28

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... particularly as relates to issues like modern slavery in renewable energy, such as the use of forced and child labour in cobalt mining and state-sponsored forced labour in the production of polysilicon that goes in to PV panels, as highlighted by NSW ...

NSW Anti-slavery commissioner raises alarm on ASX risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... energy value chains are highly exposed to modern slavery risks, through the use of forced and child labour to mine the cobalt used in lithium-ion batteries; through state-sponsored forced labour in the production of the polysilicon used in photovoltaic ...

Preparing to take advantage of the critical mineral story

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... the rest of the world decarbonize." Boele pointed to lithium value-add industries in WA as well as reserves in manganese, cobalt and other critical minerals. She noted that more optimal policy settings are needed to catalyse development of these industries ...

New net zero standard for miners

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... is growing demand for critical commodities necessary for the deployment of clean energy technologies, such as lithium, cobalt, and copper. The Net Zero Standard for Diversified Mining offers investors a robust framework to evaluate the credibility of ...

Climate action both risk and opportunity to Australia: Intergenerational Report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... "Australia is in a strong position to benefit with some of the world's largest reserves of critical minerals such as lithium, cobalt and rare earth elements, which are key inputs to clean energy technologies. With abundant wind, sun and open spaces Australia ...
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