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Critica reshapes Tassie tungsten mine amid surging metal prices

The Sydney Morning Herald·Penny Taylor·6 months ago
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Penny Taylor

May 5, 2026 — 3:39pm

Critica Limited has recruited a fresh set of eyes to oversee the development direction of the company’s Mt Lindsay projects in Tasmania, one of the biggest undeveloped tungsten-tin deposits in the world.

Engineering giant DRA Global has been drafted in to steer a scoping study centred on a low-impact underground mining concept, replacing earlier open-pit plans as the company repositions Mt Lindsay as a critical minerals play.

Sulphide Rich skarn drill core from Critica’s Mt Lindsay project Tasmania.

The study will drill into a concept-level underground operation, unpacking mine design, development strategy, and early capital and operating cost estimates, with a focus on trimming environmental impact while preserving access to the orebody.

At the heart of the redesign is a savvy process aimed at materially reducing surface tailings.…

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