Australian government's portal to all matters relating to the critical minerals sector

The main use of antimony is to harden lead in storage batteries, and it is increasingly being used in the semiconductor industry.

Source of information on antimony in Australia from Geoscience Australia.

The Australian government's list of critical minerals operations in the country including the Costerfield and Hillgrove mines. Source: https://www.austrade.gov.au/ international/invest/opportunities/ resources-and-energy

Report on antimony in India

Report on the potential partnership between Australia and India prepared by the Australian government.

Report by Geoscience Australia into Australia's antimony resource base. Source: https://ecat.ga.gov.au/ geonetwork/srv/eng/ catalog.search#/metadata/145561

White paper written by Perpetua Resources on the strategic importance of antimony for the USA. Source: https://perpetuaresources.com/ antimony/

A study on the geopolitics of critical minerals by Washington DC based CSIS

Federal Resources Minister Madeleine King says Australia faces a long road before its much-vaunted critical mineral stockpile generates revenue for the country as the Albanese government courts G7 nations for new mining deals.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers will discuss the first minerals to be the focus of a $1.2 billion stockpile aimed at countering Chinese dominance when he meets with Australia's allies in the US.

Unusually large quantities of antimony - a metal used in batteries, chips and flame retardants - have poured into the United States from Thailand and Mexico since China barred U.S. shipments last year.

China's export controls on three metals important across the defence and chip sectors are keeping shipments at historically low levels despite high prices worldwide as Beijing flexes its control over the minerals supply chain.

China on Tuesday banned exports to the United States of the critical minerals gallium, germanium and antimony that have widespread military applications, escalating trade tensions the day after Washington's latest crackdown on China's chip sector.

China ratcheted up trade tensions with the US with a ban on several materials with high-tech and military applications, in a tit-for-tat move after President Joe Biden ’s government escalated technology curbs on Beijing.