New $53m CRC for sovereign critical minerals technologies


David Allen
Reporter

The federal government has unveiled Australia’s newest Co-operative Research Centre focused on critical minerals, with a $53 million investment to develop next-generation onshore refinery capabilities for high-demand ores and rare earths.

The federal funding underpinned the $240 million bid from 60 partners for the new CRC, led by Queensland-based Critical Metals for Critical Industries (CMCI).

Partners in the CMCI-CRC bid included Consulting and Implementation Services (CIS), Mining3 and Rozetta Institute, …

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