Queensland has a growing economic opportunity to position itself as a global supplier of critical minerals. With strong foundations in base metals and emerging potential in battery minerals, the state is well placed to play a larger role in global energy transition supply chains.

Realising this opportunity will depend on unlocking capital, strengthening international partnerships, accelerating exploration, building enabling infrastructure, and expanding processing capability.

Key themes:

• Scaling battery minerals and rare earths to support Queensland’s role in the energy transition, alongside its base metals strength

• Strengthening Queensland’s role in global critical minerals trade by aligning policy, investment and regional development

• Adapting to changing markets by responding to shifting demand, pricing and the need to diversify exports

• Accelerating exploration to build a stronger pipeline of discoveries across key Queensland regions

• Capturing more strategic value within Queensland and enabling industry growth through downstream processing and regional infrastructure development

• Leveraging government support, geopolitical partnerships and bilateral agreements, working to secure offtake agreements, attract capital, and strengthen project economics

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