Opinion
Why Australia could lose the race on critical minerals
The rhetoric on the potential of critical minerals has yet to match reality. Tesla chairman Robyn Denholm has an answer, but will the government listen?
Jennifer HewettColumnistThe small town of Seadrift on the Texas gulf coast is little known outside the US, but it’s about to be the home of the only heavy rare earths refinery outside China.
The Biden administration has given Australian company Lynas Rare Earths a grant of $US258 million ($404 million) to pay for construction and ensure the material from the company’s Mt Weld mine in Western Australia can be refined in the US.
Subscribe to gift this article
Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.
Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber?
Introducing your Newsfeed
Follow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.
Find out moreRead More
Latest In Mining
Fetching latest articles