Tag: Processing

Global competition spurs WA’s critical minerals strategy update

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The Western Australian government is updating its battery and critical minerals strategy to keep pace with global competition in value-added manufacturing. Building on its abundant reserves of battery critical...

Extra $2bn for critical minerals financing welcomed

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An additional $2 billion has been added to the federal government’s Critical Minerals Facility, as announced by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese during his visit to the United States. The...

Lithium extraction tech moves to pilot in $4.5m deal

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Processing technology developed by ANSTO and Lithium Australia to extract lithium from mine waste is one step closer to commercialisation after Perth-based mining company Mineral Resources committed $4.5 million...

Critical minerals list update gets underway

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An update of Australia’s critical minerals list is underway with the release of a consultation paper by Resources minister Madeleine King on Thursday. The Australian government’s list currently includes...

Productivity Commission doubts battery industry competitiveness

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Australia is unlikely to have a comparative advantage in exporting locally made batteries according to the Productivity Commission’s latest report, as it warns against adopting the “old-school protectionism” growing...

Rio Tinto gets $32m grant for hydrogen pilot

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Rio Tinto and Japanese conglomerate Sumitomo Corporation have secured a $32.1 million grant from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency to advance a hydrogen pilot project aiming to decarbonise alumina...

Qld to establish one-stop Critical Minerals Office

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The Queensland government will establish a new office to drive critical minerals development in the state and oversee the delivery of a new critical minerals strategy that synthesises support...

Recharge Industries shifts focus to UK gigafactory

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Geelong-based Recharge Industries is recommitting its staff to the development of its British factory, while planning approval for its proposed Australian development remains unsubmitted. The firm currently employs 160...