This two-day program examines the strategic importance of critical minerals to Australia’s interests. Co-delivered by the ANU National Security College and the ANU Research School of Earth Sciences.
Drawing on the extensive expertise at the Australian National University, this program explores the nature of critical minerals, exploring how Australia identifies and categorises them. It will investigate the essential technologies driving demand for these minerals, their geographic distribution, and the processes involved in their extraction and refinement.
Participants will learn how economic and supply-chain factors shape financing structures within the sector and will examine the role of critical minerals in bolstering national security and supporting global strategic alliances. The program also addresses environmental and social governance considerations involved in resource development and highlights how Australia and other nations engage with First Nations’ priorities.
For more details or to enrol please email epd.nsc@anu.edu.au.