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Country / jurisdiction: New Zealand · Year: 2025 · Status: In force · Level: National · Type: Voluntary
In January 2025, the Government of New Zealand finalised and released its first Critical Minerals List, identifying minerals essential to New Zealand’s economy and technological needs, including clean energy and international trade. The complete list of critical minerals, listed in alphabetical order, is as follows:
Aggregate & Sand
Aluminium
Antimony
Arsenic
Beryllium
Bismuth
Boron
Cesium
Chromium
Cobalt
Copper
Fluorspar
Gallium
Germanium
Gold
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Indium
Magnesium
Manganese
Metallurgical coal
Molybdenum
Nickel
Niobium
Phosphate
Platinum Group Metals
Potassium (Potash)
Rare Earth Elements
Rubidium
Selenium
Silicon
Strontium
Tellurium
Titanium
Tungsten
Vanadium
Zinc
Zirconium
Official source: https://www.mbie.govt.nz/assets/a-critical-minerals-list-for-new-zealand.pdf
Source
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