# Australia miner Tivan teams with Sumitomo on tungsten

> Australian miner Tivan partners with Sumitomo to find fluorite and tungsten.
- Title: Australia miner Tivan teams with Sumitomo on tungsten
- Summary: Australian miner Tivan partners with Sumitomo to find fluorite and tungsten. Australian miner Tivan and Sumitomo collaborate to reduce China reliance on…
- Keywords: tivan, sumitomo, tungsten, fluorite, critical minerals, australia, china, Nikkei Asia
- Source: Nikkei Asia — https://asia.nikkei.com/business/materials/australia-miner-tivan-teams-with-sumitomo-on-tungsten-other-key-minerals
- Published: 2026-11-12T19:21:29+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: tivan, sumitomo, tungsten, fluorite, critical minerals, australia, china, news, business, world
## Tivan and Sumitomo partnership
Australian miner Tivan teams with Sumitomo to search for fluorite and tungsten in Western Australia.
## Critical minerals development
The partnership aims to reduce reliance on Chinese supplies for critical minerals.
## Resource development push
Canberra and Tokyo are stepping up resource development to curb China reliance.
## Key takeaway

Australian miner Tivan and Sumitomo collaborate to reduce China reliance on critical minerals.