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New South Wales resources minister Courtney Houssos.

NSW forms committee to pursue critical minerals supremacy

Established as part of the state’s Critical Minerals and High-tech Metals Strategy

22 August 2025

Part of the Tianqi Kwinana lithium hydroxide refinery.

Kwinana lithium refinery here to stay

Just not likely to hit nameplate for another three years

21 August 2025

What went wrong at a Kwinana lithium refinery

Lack of experience and ageing equipment to blame

18 August 2025

An aerial view of Covalent Lithium's lithium hydroxide refinery in Kwinana.

Covalent lithium hydroxide plant turns out first product

Marks the start of ramp-up to 50,000tpa production

14 August 2025

Bench scale in situ recovery tests being conducted on ore from the Boland project at the Australian Nuclear Scientific Technology Organisation.

Caffeine boost from Cobra's REE recovery testing

Testing on rare earth ore shows "high desorption recoveries" using acids as strong as a black coffee

11 August 2025

Alcoa looks to Japan to build WA gallium supply chain

Looking into the viability of producing gallium at an Alcoa smelter

05 August 2025

Nyrstar gets $135M govt rescue package for Port Pirie, Hobart sites

Future looks brighter for workers in SA, Tasmania

05 August 2025

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