The submission urged the Australian Government to develop the infrastructure and skilled workforce required by the industry, embed a circular economy approach, and support operations owned by Traditional Owners.
The 2023 update to the Critical Minerals List provides an opportunity to recognise elements of increasing importance for decarbonising the economy, and to align with global as well as domestic aspirations.
Investment in low-impact, cost-effective technologies will assist in addressing the urgent need to increase the success rate of discovering new, internationally competitive Australian mineral deposits in increasingly challenging geological, environmental and social conditions.
Read how Priming Grants enabled Australian researchers to meet and exchange ideas with colleagues in the USA, the UK, Germany and the Republic of Korea to develop Mining Equipment, Technology and Services ideas with collaborators there.
The Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering (ATSE) welcomes the opportunity to provide input to the Inquiry into the social issues relating to land-based driverless vehicles in Australia.