Tag: Processing

SQC to buy more silicon from Silex Systems

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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

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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...

Australia creates ‘strategic’ critical minerals list

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A strategic materials list has been released alongside the federal government’s updated critical minerals list to identify commodities that are “essential for the energy transition, but which are not...

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...