MELBOURNE, May 31 (Reuters) - Australia has released a map of sites containing mine waste that could be reprocessed to source minerals critical to the global energy transition, the government said ...

“The newly released maps – along with reports and other useful data - build on the success of Geoscience Australia’s 2016 Mineral Potential Mapper project.

Geoscience Australia, the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) and the University of Queensland launched an Atlas of Australian Mine Waste, a tool that maps sites across Australia that ...

Geoscience Australia was pledged A$566m ($355.95m) from the Australian Government to map critical minerals for future exploration. We speak to the agency about where the funds will go and why ...

As seen in the map above, using data from the U.S. Geological Survey, Australia benefits from a substantial mineral endowment. Australia is home to numerous deposits of rare earths like xenotime ...

Albanese announces landmark $566 million 10-year funding for mapping project to identify areas of critical mineral and rare earth deposits for clean energy transition.

The task for Geoscience Australia is to map out potential deposits of 31 critical minerals, such as cobalt and lithium, and five strategic materials, including copper and zinc.

Australia’s economy is largely based on its natural resources, with the minerals sector making the greatest contribution to the nation’s exports at 58.7 percent as of May 2025. Australia's mining ...

Deposits of critical minerals and rare earths badly needed to develop renewable energy technologies will be mapped as part of a $566 million plan in next week’s federal budget.

Annual expenditures on mine closure and rehabilitation activities in Australia are expected to exceed A$4 billion by 2040. Copper $ 5.653 / lb 3.16% Brent Crude Oil $ 69.99 / bbl 0.13% ...

In the April 2025 issue of MINE Australia, we look at industry progress on decarbonisation through both renewables implementation and electrification initiatives. The mining sector’s transition ...

MELBOURNE — Australia has released a map of sites containing mine waste that could be reprocessed to source minerals critical to the global energy transition, the government said on Wednesday. Metals ...