Australia is seeing early success in attracting investment from key diplomatic allies in its nascent critical minerals industry amid a global push to reduce reliance on dominant producer China, the country’s resources minister said on Thursday.Speaking at an event in Darwin, Madeline King said Australia is well placed to play a significant role in both the extraction and processing of mineral resources and is forging ahead with agreements to encourage investment from allies.SIGN UP FOR THE BATTERY METALS DIGESTSIGN UPAustralia supplies nearly half the world’s lithium, is the world’s third-largest cobalt exporter and is a significant producer of rare earths; copper; graphite; manganese and other minerals key to the global green energy transition. QUOTE COB in good company IMO
