Tag: Processing

NAIF review to align fund with Future Made agenda

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
A statutory review of the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility has begun to align the fund with the Albanese government’s critical minerals ambitions and broader Future Made in Australia agenda....

CSIRO plots path to secure critical minerals ambition

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Targeted support for innovation and greater international engagement will be needed to ensure Australia realises its critical minerals processing ambitions, according to national science agency CSIRO. In a new...

Canberra tips $13m into critical minerals processing

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Queensland and South Australia are set to play a greater role in global lithium-ion battery supply chains after the federal government awarded $13 million in matched grants to two...

$585m in govt loans for critical minerals projects

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The federal government has announced a $585 million loan package for two critical minerals processing projects in Queensland and South Australia through its existing loan facility. The funding, announced...

EU and Australian rare earths goals can coexist: EU energy chief

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The European Union’s target to meet a large proportion of its critical minerals processing needs domestically can coexist with Australia’s sovereign capability ambitions, according to the bloc’s energy commissioner...

$40m to secure Australia’s rare earths supply chain

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A $40 million grants program designed to build resilience into the local critical minerals supply chain and reduce Australia’s reliance on China has been launched by the Albanese government....

Cheap nickel endangering Aust battery ambitions

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Growing cost pressures and falling prices are putting the $1.8 billion Australian nickel industry at risk, threatening long-term processing and manufacturing opportunities in the battery value chain, according to...

SQC to buy more silicon from Silex Systems

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Local laser enrichment firm Silex Systems has secured a commitment from Silicon Quantum Computing to buy more of the key inputs necessary for silicon-based quantum computing. The ASX-listed company...

$22m for three govt-led critical minerals research projects

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Three research projects aimed at growing Australia’s critical minerals industry have been funded through the federal government’s Critical Minerals Research and Development Hub. Resources minister Madeleine King announced $22...