The War Over $40 Billion Worth of Critical Minerals in Australia

A billion-dollar battle is unfolding in western Victoria, where farmers and mining giants are locked in conflict over 40 billion dollars’ worth of critical minerals buried beneath rich agricultural land. Beneath the surface of Australia’s farmland lies one of the world’s most valuable mineral sands systems — a geological legacy of ancient coastlines now driving a modern-day war between agriculture, mining, and the renewable energy future.