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Understanding Australia's High Purity Silica Potential, A Global Mineral...
High-purity silica (HPS) is an integral component in technology such as semiconductors and solar photovoltaic cells. It is sourced from a limited number of locations around the... -
Understanding Australia's High Purity Silica Potential, A Global Mineral...
High-purity silica (HPS) is an integral component in technology such as semiconductors and solar photovoltaic cells. It is sourced from a limited number of locations around the... -
Yttrium speciation in sulfate-rich hydrothermal ore-forming fluids
Rare Earth elements (REE) are gaining importance due to their increasing industrial applications and usefulness as petrogenetic indicators. REE-sulfate complexes are some of the... -
A new process-based mineral system classification linked to commodities
Several deposit and mineral system classifications are available in the literature, with most classifications focused on detailed analysis of a few deposit types using the... -
National scale critical and strategic mineral potential assessments to...
With the projected increase in demand for critical minerals and strategic materials required to meet net zero objectives by 2050, a series of national-scale mineral potential... -
A national-scale mineral potential assessment for carbonatite-related rare...
The production of rare earth elements is critical for the transition to a low carbon economy. Carbonatites (>50% carbonate minerals) are one of the most significant sources... -
Government geoscience accelerating resource discovery and development
Collaborative government geoscience programs deliver data and information on Australia’s natural resources. Precompetitive geoscience is publicly available data and information... -
The global Critical Minerals in Ores (CMiO) Database - a review and update
Critical minerals are essential to modern technologies and national security yet supply chains remain vulnerable to disruption. Identifying and assessing these resources is... -
Mine waste sampling and analysis of Eloise mine tailings, Queensland
This record one in a series of reports detailing the geochemical and mineralogical results of sampling collected at mine waste sites across Australia as part of Geoscience... -
Critical Minerals in Australia: A Review of Opportunities and Research Needs
Critical minerals are pivotal to human society in industrialised and developing economies. Many critical minerals are irreplaceable inputs for technological and industrial... -
Quartz - The unsuspected critical mineral
High Purity Silica (HPS) is the principal raw material used for the production of silicon, which is, in turn, used to create products including semiconductors, solar cells and... -
National-scale critical mineral assessments to support accelerating...
The production of critical and strategic minerals will be key for the transition to net zero and will require increased rates of discovery to support the provision of feedstock... -
Mine waste sampling and analysis, Zeehan tailings, Tasmania
This record one in a series of reports detailing the geochemical and mineralogical results of sampling collected at mine waste sites across Australia as part of Geoscience... -
A review of high purity quartz for silicon production in Australia
High purity quartz (HPQ) is the only naturally occurring and economically viable source for the production of silicon. Silicon is a critical mineral, and a key component in... -
Critical Minerals in Ores - geochemistry database
This database contains geochemical analyses of over 7000 samples collected from or near mineral deposits from 60 countries, compiled by the Critical Minerals Mapping Initiative... -
Mine waste sampling and analysis of Cannington mine tailings, Queensland
This record one in a series of reports detailing the geochemical and mineralogical results of sampling collected at mine waste sites across Australia as part of Geoscience... -
Geospatial Data and Deep Learning Expose ESG Risks to Critical Raw Materials...
Disruptions to the global supply chains of critical raw materials (CRM) have the potential to delay or increase the cost of the renewable energy transition. However, for some... -
Mineral Occurrences Discovery and Exploration Dataset
The study utilised Geoscience Australia’s vast data collection of mineral occurrences to identify the range of historical discoveries within the Officer-Musgrave, Darling-... -
International Geoscience Collaboration to Support Critical Mineral Discovery
The importance of critical minerals and the need to expand and diversify critical mineral supply chains has been endorsed by the Federal governments of Australia, Canada, and... -
Australian Resource Reviews: Scandium 2019
The Australian Resource Reviews are periodic national assessments of individual mineral commodities. The reviews include evaluations of short-term and long-term trends for each...