Ingxelo kaLuka 2020-3-6

Imithombo yezimbiwa ebalulekileyo yeli lizwe inyukile, ngokutsho kwedatha ekhutshwe yi-GA Geoscience Australia kwingqungquthela ye-PDAC eToronto.

Ngowama-2018, izixhobo ze-tantalum zase-Australia zakhula ngama-79 ekhulwini, i-lithium ngama-68 ekhulwini, i-platinum group kunye ne-rare earth metals zombini zakhula ngama-26 ekhulwini, i-potassium ngama-24 ekhulwini, i-vanadium ngama-17 ekhulwini kunye ne-cobalt ngama-11 ekhulwini.

I-GA ikholelwa ukuba isizathu esiphambili sokwanda kwezixhobo kukwanda kwemfuno kunye nokwanda kwezinto ezintsha ezifunyenweyo.

UKeith Pitt, umphathiswa karhulumente wemithombo, amanzi kunye nomntla we-Australia, uthe izimbiwa ezibalulekileyo ziyafuneka ukwenza iifowuni eziphathwayo, ii-liquid crystal displays, ii-chips, iimagnethi, iibhetri kunye nezinye iiteknoloji ezintsha eziqhuba inkqubela phambili kwezoqoqosho nezobuchwepheshe.

Nangona kunjalo, imithombo yedayimani, i-bauxite kunye ne-phosphorus yase-Australia yehla.

Ngokwezinga lemveliso ka-2018, amalahle ase-Australia, i-uranium, i-nickel, i-cobalt, i-tantalum, i-rare earth kunye ne-ore zinobomi bokumba iminyaka engaphezu kwe-100, ngelixa i-iron ore, i-copper, i-bauxite, i-lead, i-tin, i-lithium, isilivere kunye neentsimbi zeqela leplatinum zinobomi bokumba iminyaka engama-50-100. Ubomi bokumba be-manganese, i-antimony, igolide kunye nedayimani bungaphantsi kweminyaka engama-50.

I-AIMR (i-Australia's Identified Mineral Resources) yenye yeempapasho ezininzi ezisasazwa ngurhulumente kwi-PDAC.

Kwingqungquthela yePDAC ekuqaleni kwale veki, i-GA ityikitye isivumelwano sobambiswano nophando lwejoloji lwaseKhanada egameni likarhulumente wase-Australia ukuze kufundwe amandla ezimbiwa zase-Australia, utshilo uPitt. Ngo-2019, i-GA kunye nophando lwejoloji lwase-US nabo batyikitye isivumelwano sokubambisana sophando lwezimbiwa ezibalulekileyo. Ngaphakathi e-Australia, i-CMFO (i-Critical Minerals Facilitation Office) iya kuxhasa utyalo-mali, inkxaso-mali kunye nokufikelela kwimarike yeeprojekthi zezimbiwa ezibalulekileyo. Oku kuya kubonelela ngemisebenzi kumawaka abantu base-Australia abazayo kurhwebo nakwimveliso.