New South Wales Identifies Potential in Abandoned Mine Sites

In May 2025, the New South Wales (NSW) Government unveiled significant findings from its Mine Reuse Project, identifying 28 former and current mine sites across the state with potential reserves of critical minerals and high-tech metals essential for renewable energy technologies. Over 1,200 samples were collected in the largest study yet from the NSW Mine Reuse Project, unearthing key ingredients needed to build renewables. Metals essential to making solar panels, wind turbines, and batteries were discovered at mine sites across the Central West, Hunter, Northern Tablelands, and Broken Hill.