Strategic advice

ATSE’s submission provides analysis on opportunities to advance Australia’s critical minerals industry so that it delivers greater economic value through developing midstream and downstream processing while benefiting regional communities and Traditional Owners through a robust social licence framework.

Transition technologies and policy pathways for diesel reduction in Australian mining, road freight and agriculture, fisheries and forestry.

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.

As Australia seeks to meet its international commitments to sustainability, demand for mineral and metal products will continue to grow.

The Australian Government is attempting to develop a new critical minerals strategy that outlines the national priorities for developing the critical minerals sector.

Australian mineral resource exploration and development can only deliver positive economic and community benefits if it remains efficient and sustainable through ongoing investment in technological innovation.

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.

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