Alcoa refuses to rule out mining the Perth Hills
A letter from the US miner raised hope that the jarrah forest inland from Perth would escape its strip mining for bauxite, but Alcoa is keeping its options open.
Critical Minerals
A critical mineral is an element essential for modern technologies, economies or national security, and there is a risk its supply chain could be disrupted.
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Trump critical minerals deal could lock in jarrah forest mining for decades
An Alcoa plant to produce gallium in WA's South West will need green tape shredded to start on schedule and long term forest mining to be viable.
Alcoa and Japan investigate if WA can break China's gallium stranglehold
Extraction of the critical mineral found in the waste from making alumina from bauxite could curb China's 98 per cent share of global production.
Critical minerals and hydrogen incentive set to re-energise regional investment
Production tax credits for hydrogen and critical minerals are set to be law after Labor struck a deal with the Greens.
