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Australia Expands List of Critical Minerals Key to Transition
Australia expanded its list of critical minerals deemed crucial to its energy transition and national security needs as the country boosts the strategically and economically important sector. The government added fluorine, molybdenum, arsenic, selenium and tellurium to the list of minerals that it regards as essential to modern technologies, economies and national security, Minister for Resources Madeleine King said in a statement Saturday. Helium was removed from the list. Officials also created a new strategic materials list, which includes copper, nickel, aluminum, phosphorous, tin and zinc. While these ... (full story)