Helium drilling set to start after WA taxpayers shielded from cleanup costs
UK-listed Georgina Energy plans to drill in the remote Little Great Sandy Desert in search of helium, hydrogen and natural gas.
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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