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April 2025

In this issue

Mineral of the month

Microcline: from mining by-product to space building block

From decorative stone to space-age building blocks, microcline may help build the future – on Earth and beyond.

Sustainable mining talent

Meet our next generation of researchers finding smart solutions for sustainable mining

Three early career researchers in our Sustainable Mining Technologies Research program share their work, from advanced geospatial monitoring to autonomous systems.

In case you missed it

Australia's Identified Mineral Resources report released

Geoscience Australia releases 'Australia’s Identified Mineral Resources' publication for 2024, detailing crucial trends in Australia’s mineral reserves, resource estimates and mine production, indicating future supply capability and resource potential.

2024 update: Australian operating mines map

The new edition of Geoscience Australia’s 'Australian Operating Mines Map' provides information on the range of commodities as well as the status of Australian mines and deposits, and exploration efforts, as of December 2024. 

2024 update: Critical minerals map

Geoscience Australia's 'Critical Minerals Map' shows the locations and status of Australian operating mines, mines under development, mines on care and maintenance and mineral deposits associated with a critical mineral resource as at December 2024.

Aus-India partners for titanium dioxide recovery

India's national science agency's Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology (CSIR-IMMT) and CSIRO will collaborate on recovery of titanium dioxide from titanium minerals and vanadium-bearing titanium minerals of Indian origin.