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Australia signs pact on sustainable mining

Madeleine King says Australia is strongly committed to the highest environmental standards. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Australia has signed up as a founding member of the Canada-led sustainable critical minerals coalition.

Launched on the sidelines of the United Nations biodiversity conference COP15 in Montreal, the international grouping has pledged to meet the "highest" environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards for mining and processing critical minerals.

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