Should mining companies also mine the resources of recycled products? Jan Kwak thinks so. He is managing director of Australia and Asia at Hatch, a multidisciplinary leader in engineering, operational and development projects in the metals, energy and infrastructure industries.
One of the positive outcomes of the COVID-19 pandemic is that mining operations all over the world have had to reassess safety. In addressing conditions around the mine to prevent the spread of the virus, many companies have also taken the opportunity to stress safe working conditions in many other areas.
Fortescue Metals Group chairman Andrew Forrest and former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull have formed an international body to promote the use of green hydrogen around the world called Green Hydrogen Organisation.
A new report on the “Outlook for Selected Critical Minerals Australia 2021” has forecast growing demand for critical minerals out to 2030, with opportunities for Australian production and investment in downstream value-adding processes. The report outlines the potential for further growth in Australia’s critical minerals sector.
That makes the next phase of the Australian Government’s $225 million Exploring for the Future program – which will unlock new groundwater, energy and mineral resources across Western Australia, South Australia and the Northern Territory – all that more important.