Rising to meet a critical future
August 20, 2024
Damian Pianta chats with Australian Mining about the role demonstration plants play in scaling up critical minerals processing
Critical minerals are more than just an industry buzzword.
If the world is going to rise to the challenge of meeting net-zero targets and step into a more sustainable future, it’s going to take a mammoth effort from the mining industry to get there.
Demand for critical minerals and rare earth elements (REEs) is set to skyrocket, but with mines currently taking on average 12–17 years to come into production, the industry is going to have to get creative to meet demand.
According to Stantec energy and resources growth leader Stephen Beamond, a considered approach to scaling up critical minerals processing is an essential step in the supply chain.
Read the full article in Australian Mining.
