Season 1 | Episode 2: New economy minerals: Queensland mining's role in providing the minerals needed in a technological world.

New economy minerals is a name coined to describe a range of metals and mineral elements used in many emerging technologies including electric vehicles, renewable energy products, low-emission power sources, consumer devices, and products for the medical, defence and scientific research sectors. In this episode, we chat to several Resources staff from the Georesources team. Tony Knight, our Chief Government Geologist leads us in with the new economy minerals story, which started with the coalescence of the fourth industrial revolution and the drive towards renewable energy. We also talk to geophysicists Janelle Simpson and Matthew Greenwood about the work that is being done on the ground to assist the search for new economy minerals. Director of Minerals Geoscience, Helen Degeling also gives us a glimpse as to where the future is heading, from data to new exploration methods that embrace a more circular economy.