Critical Minerals Office

We are the Australian Government's central coordination point to:

grow Australia’s critical minerals sector
promote Australia as a secure, reliable and ethical critical mineral’s supplier
provide national policy and strategic advice
connect Australian critical minerals projects to:
- investors
- regulators
- government financing facilities
- Australia's strategic partners.

Our key activities include:

developing policy and regulatory settings that enable investment and unlock downstream opportunities
promoting investment and building diverse and secure global supply chains, in partnership with:
- Austrade
- the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)
improving access to regulatory approvals and funding and investment information
supporting research and development.

20 June 2023 Critical Minerals Office

The Critical Minerals Strategy sets out the government’s vision to grow Australia’s critical minerals sector.

Partnering on global supply chains

We’re working across government and with international partners to:

We also maintain an active presence in multilateral initiatives, including:

IEA Critical Minerals Working Party
Conference on Critical Materials and Minerals
Minerals Security Partnership
Sustainable Critical Minerals Alliance
Critical Minerals Strategic Advisory Group in the International Organization for Standardization
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Energy Resource Governance Initiative
Indo-Pacific Economic Framework
Quadrilateral Security Dialogue.