Consultation on a draft critical minerals list for New Zealand

About the consultation

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) is consulting on a draft critical minerals list. The draft list has been developed by Wood Mackenzie and is one of the key actions identified in the draft Minerals Strategy.

A critical mineral is a mineral that is:

• essential to New Zealand’s economy, national security, and technology needs, including renewable energy technologies and components to support our transition to a low emissions future
• in demand by New Zealand’s international partners

The draft list identifies 35 minerals that are essential to New Zealand’s economic functions, are in demand by our international partners, and face high risks to supply domestically and internationally.

Once finalised, the critical minerals list will contribute to New Zealand’s work on critical international supply chains and allow the Government to investigate specific actions for securing better access to the minerals deemed critical. This could include strategic pathways for development of specific minerals.

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