Fracking little use for WA: Roger Cook allowed 87pc to be exported
The Premier’s threat to frack the Kimberley if Woodside’s Browse is blocked is nonsense as he exempted it from his export ban.
Gallium is used in many modern technologies, including semiconductors, LEDs and defence applications. Often extracted as a byproduct of producing alumina from bauxite, it is classified as a critical mineral by Western countries.
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.
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