Monash University spinout ElectraLith has raised $27.5 million to advance a pilot plant for the production of an key lithium battery input, attracting investment from local and overseas deep...
A $200 million investment in Arafura Rare Earths will build local industry and should not be conceived as a one-off payment to a mining company, according to National Reconstruction...
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....
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...
Robotics and Autonomous Systems (RAS) have become increasingly important in many sectors, including defence, mining and manufacturing. Indeed, Australia is a leader in the use of RAS in mining,...
A new critical minerals and high-tech metals strategy is being developed by the New South Wales government to put an emphasis on downstream processing and clean energy manufacturing. The...
The Australian Automation and Robotics Precinct in Western Australia has secured mining tech company IMDEX as its first major industry partner. ASX-listed IMDEX has signed on to be an...
Horizon Power in Western Australia will be the first utility company in Australia to begin trialling the use of a vanadium redox flow battery. The state-owned energy company has...
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...
A bid by critical minerals miner IGO and Andrew Forrest’s Wyloo Metals to develop Australia’s first commercial precursor cathode active material for use in battery production has secured a...