AUSTRALIAN VANADIUM ORD
Australian Vanadium and Technology Metals merge to create world-class vanadium developer
Australian Vanadium (ASX: AVL) and Technology Metals Australia (ASX: TMT) have signed off on a $217 million merger which will put their individual projects southwest of Wiluna under one roof and speed up development of the Gabanintha ore body. Under a scheme of arrangement, Australian Vanadium will acquire all shares in Technology Metals. In a […]
China’s gallium and germanium export ban could spark minor metals boom
China’s threat to curb exports of gallium and germanium has sparked investor interest in the metals but they are just two of a group classified as minor metals which have the potential to surprise. The common threads connecting thinly traded commodities such as minor metals are emerging uses in modern technologies and the tight control […]
Australian Government provides $243m to aid key domestic critical mineral projects
Australia’s critical minerals sector looks set to receive a major boost with a $243 million initiative from the Federal Government announced this week. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the government’s initiative is designed to address China’s current market dominance of 70-80% of global critical minerals production and “hold” over these supply chains. “The world is […]
Australia can punch above its weight in critical metals — both with mining and processing
Australia has just 3.4% of the world’s rare earth element (REE) resources but is the fourth largest producer in the world, with other minerals also posing significant future potential for the country. And that is just from one mine, Mt Weld in Western Australia — while several other projects are at the advanced development stage, […]