Silicon, in the form of quartz, is a fundamental ingredient for solar cells and other key technologies. It's emerging as a linchpin in the quest for a sustainable future.
Discover how the Australian Critical Minerals Research and Development Hub hosted by CSIRO is helping diversify global supply chains.
Lithium capacity is being bolstered with groundbreaking exploration, extraction technologies, and mapping a sustainable pathway to meet global energy demands.
A new paper has established a baseline understanding of Australia’s potential for High Purity Quartz (HPQ) resources, an area that has been significantly under-reported.
Australia exports around 1bn tonnes of iron ore each year and 300 tonnes of gold. Beyond these well-known commodities lies a suite of lesser-known minerals critical for the world’s advancement.
As the world's demand for critical minerals surges, the Australian Critical Minerals Research and Development Hub is helping unlock the full potential of Australia's mineral wealth.
They are the very definition of a modern hot commodity but how do governments decide what minerals are added to the critical minerals list.
