#Australia is the new frontier for battery minerals
#Australia is blessed with the stuff. For more than a quarter of a century it has not had a recession, thanks largely to #Chinese demand for its raw materials. It is only a few years since the end of one such China-led boom, in base metals such as iron ore. A new speculative flurry has started in minerals such as #Lithium, #Cobalt and #Nickel to feed another #China-related craze—making batteries for #lectricVehicles (#EVs).