Australia hopes to supply more minerals to the United States in the wake of the agreement, said Canavan. He expects to speak with U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke on Thursday.
"For 14 of those 35 critical minerals, we are in the top five (holders) of world reserves, so they are the ones we'd like to focus on," he told press at the Melbourne Mining Club event.
That list of minerals includes lithium used in batteries, along with rare earths such as neodymium, used in industrial magnets, and gallium, used to make semiconductors. It also includes bauxite and alumina, which make aluminium.
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Cameroon to the US per tonne freight costs are minimal.
7:08 AMAustralia plans deal with US on 'critical minerals', hopes to boost its exports | MINING.comMELBOURNE- Australia is this week set to sign a preliminary deal with the United States to support joint research and development of minerals deemed critical to the U.S. economy, a government minister said on Wednesday. That comes as Washington is looking to diversify its sources of supply for 35 minerals used in smartphones, computers and military equipment amid a festering trade war with China.
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