Minister for Resources The Honourable Scott Stewart
The latest resources sector report underlines the potential for Queensland’s new-economy minerals and jobs of the future, Resources Minister Scott Stewart said today.
Commenting on the Queensland Resources Council’s State of the Sector report released today, Mr Stewart said the international demand for clean energy technology like batteries and renewables was forecast to drive a six-fold increase in the market for new economy minerals.
“Our world-class resources sector is central to Queensland’s plan for economic recovery from the COVID-19 global pandemic,” he said.
“The Palaszczuk Government has been well ahead of this international trend with our focus on identifying and developing deposits of minerals like cobalt, copper, rare earths and vanadium in the North West Minerals Province.
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