Australian critical minerals projects in the global spotlight

The Australian Government has launched a new digital Critical Minerals Prospectus, showcasing more than 55 investment-ready projects to potential investors and buyers from around the world. The digital Prospectus features an interactive online map, shining a spotlight on the investment-ready projects across Australia’s critical minerals landscape.

The tool can be customised to navigate Australia’s rich and diverse mineral endowment, and a range of available government support, including potential funding for Australian critical minerals projects. Australia has an abundance of critical minerals needed to build essential components, for things like electric vehicles, solar panels, hydrogen technology and batteries.

The Government is also incentivising investment in critical minerals projects through a range of programs, including the $4 billion Critical Minerals Facility and the recently announced $7 billion Critical Minerals Production Tax Incentive.

The interactive Australian Critical Minerals Prospectus is available here.

Speaking at the launch, the Minister for Trade and Tourism, Don Farrell, highlighted that “Australia is ready and willing to meet the growing global demand for critical minerals, and we welcome international investment in key projects across the country. The new online Prospectus shines a spotlight on over 55 investor-ready projects which will attract the investment we need to build new industries, create more jobs, and become a renewable energy superpower.” The Minister for Resources, Madeleine King, added “Critical minerals are vital for the global efforts to reduce emissions and becoming increasingly important inputs for the defence industry. Australia’s resources industry has been developed with foreign investment, and we need overseas investment to build our critical minerals industry”