Australia miner Tivan teams with Sumitomo on tungsten, other key minerals

Materials Australia miner Tivan teams with Sumitomo on tungsten, other key minerals Canberra, Tokyo step up resource development push to curb China reliance Japanese trading house Sumitomo is among the companies working with Australian miner Tivan to search for fluorite in Western Australia. (Tivan) KOJI NOZAWA November 13, 2026 04:21 JST TOKYO -- Australian miner Tivan is accelerating development of critical minerals in partnership with such Japanese companies as Sumitomo and government agencies, searching for fluorite, tungsten and other materials to reduce reliance on Chinese supplies. Read Next Materials Australia gold miner Northern Star lifts output amid investor pressure Technology Japan miner to address labor crunch with self-driving dump trucks Commodities Australia's copper mines boom while coal struggles Commodities Australia's Lynas looks to Brazil with Meteoric Resources takeover bid Commodities Japan regains 'land of gold' shine as prices surge Commodities Australia's lithium miners expand and reopen as prices strengthen Supply Chain Australian tungsten miner joins US efforts to rebuild supply chain Environment Who bears environmental cost of push for rare earths beyond China? Commodities Australian scandium miner gets US backing as Chinese restrictions bite Latest on Materials Materials Rare earth yttrium soars 9-fold in a year amid China curbs Materials Thailand's SCG to reopen Hormuz-affected Vietnam plant in mid-2027 Materials Japan metals maker plans $1.2bn Malaysia copper foil plant on AI demand Sponsored Content About Sponsored Content This content was commissioned by Nikkei's Global Business Bureau.