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By-products - maximising Australia's hidden critical mineral potential

Created 26/03/2026

Updated 26/03/2026

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Gallium, germanium, and indium are elements essential for the manufacture of semi-conductors and other advanced technologies that support the transition to net zero emissions. These elements are seldom found at grades significant enough to be mined as primary commodities and as a result the total resource endowment of these elements in mineral deposits at a national scale is presently unknown. To address this knowledge gap, Geoscience Australia has developed a predictive methodology, to estimate the in-situ resources for gallium, germanium, and indium in Australian zinc deposits.

This abstract is for work that will be presented at the AusIMM Critical Minerals Conference 2025.

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Title By-products - maximising Australia's hidden critical mineral potential
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/eeccf50c-2fc9-408b-b26f-a2387d152263
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Reference Period 17/03/2026
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This dataset was originally found on Geoscience Australia "By-products - maximising Australia's hidden critical mineral potential". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://ecat.ga.gov.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/by-products-maximising-australias-hidden-critical-mineral-potential