FYI on upcoming Amcham luncheon. Definitely many conversations...

FYI on upcoming Amcham luncheon. Definitely many conversations staring on Rare Earth.

happy holder here.

https://www.amcham.com.au/Web/AmCham/Events/Event_Display.aspx?EventKey=040126

Australia along with other nations is dependent on a range of critical minerals that form the building blocks of products used every day by people around the world. Rare earths are essential to the manufacture of everything from the smallest semi-conductor to the largest aeroplane ever built, the Globe Master.

Every high technology device needs rare earths within the manufacturing process - smart phones, digital cameras, computer hard disks, fluorescent and LED lights, flat screen televisions, computer monitors, and electronic displays.

With the world’s energy supply transitioning to renewables and a desire to eliminate net carbon emissions by 2050, the demand for rare earths is set to explode. Global demand for lithium and graphite, used for the manufacture of electric vehicles, is set to increase by 4000 per cent over the next two decades. Every business reliant on secure, sustainable supply chains of this immensely important resource.

Australia has an opportunity right now to contribute to the growth, sustainability and security of global supply chains and Queensland, rich in rare earths, is well positioned to not only lead the mining of these critical minerals but build advanced manufacturing capability and capacity enabling greater economic diversity and prosperity.

With Queensland now Australia’s fastest growing tech hub and boasting Australia’s largest defence manufacturing footprint –Are rare earths the “Gold Rush” of the 21st Century?

		Minister Scott Stewart MPMinister for Resources
1		Amanda LacazeChief Executive Officer and Managing DirectorLynas Rare Earths
2		Tony Knight Chief Government Geologist Department of Resources Queensland
3		Shaun McCarthy Chief Executive OfficerMulticom Resources
4		Kim Wainwright ChairQueensland Exploration Council