Many of these minerals lie under Australian soil. Australia is able to produce 9 out of 10 mineral elements required to produce lithium-ion batteries, such as lithium, nickel and cobalt.

We also speak to Geoscience Australia about a project to map the nation’s critical mineral resources and report from the PDAC 2025 convention on the use of new technologies in minerals exploration.

Australia is establishing a critical metals stockpile as well as underwriting the supply of rare earth metals to aid local ...