Aussie mining exports broke records in 2018

Climbing Capital Mountain.

Capital raising for exploration up more than 32%.

Economists say the mining boom increased Australian living standards substantially.

Gold assets among favourites.

The proposed mine straddles the West Australian and Northern Territory border on the Browns Range Dome and is expected to produce 279,000 kg of dysprosium a year over its 10-year mine life.

Hitachi holds over 600 neodymium iron boron magnet patents, but has authorized only eight Chinese companies to use them in a total of 149 patents.

WTO ruling an afterthought as Beijing approves sweeping changes to its rare earth industry and fast-tracks state stockpiling.

China' wants astronauts on the moon early 2020s. Filling one shuttle's cargo bay with helium-3 could bring the equivalent energy of 1bn barrels of oil back to earth.

Nuclear energy production and waste disposal remain under a ban.