22nd April 2024
WA Government awards $6.5M for Australia’s first graphite processing plant
The Western Australian Government has awarded International Graphite an additional $6.5 million grant to progress the establishment of Australia’s first downstream graphite processing plant at Collie. The grant was announced by WA Premier the Hon. Roger Cook at the Company’s R&D Facility during the Collie Industry Transition Expo on Saturday 20 April 2024. It brings total funding from the State’s Collie Just Transition Program to $8.5 million and total grant funding from State and Federal Governments to $13.2 million.
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12th February 2024
Collie Micronising Qualification Plant Commissioned
In a first for Australia’s battery minerals industry, International Graphite today announced the successful commissioning of its new graphite micronising plant at Collie, south of Perth. The qualification-scale microniser, with a capacity of 200 tonnes per annum, is the largest in Australia and a milestone in the development of a domestic graphite industry. It will be the first to produce graphite products in Australia for customer acceptance testing.
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29th January 2024
Springdale-Collie Integrated Scoping Study released
International Graphite’s plans for a fully integrated battery graphite operation in Western Australia took a leap forward today with the release of key findings from the Springdale-Collie Integrated Mine to Market Scoping Study. The study positions the planned Springdale mine and Collie downstream processing facilities as a world leading development-stage graphite asset with a globally competitive cost structure.
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