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Grant Award View - GA385862
Extraction of the critical rare earth elements from mine waste
GA ID:
GA385862
Agency:
Australian Research Council
Approval Date:
11-Jun-2024
Publish Date:
1-Jul-2024
Category:
Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) Research
Grant Term:
1-Jul-2024 to 30-Jun-2027
Value (AUD):
$488,195.00
(GST inclusive where applicable)
One-off/Ad hoc:
No
Aggregate Grant Award:
No
PBS Program Name:
ARC 24/25 Linkage
Grant Program:
Early Career Industry Fellowships
Grant Activity:
Extraction of the critical rare earth elements from mine waste
Purpose:
The transition to a carbon-free economy requires substantial amounts of the critical rare earth elements, for which demand is likely to outstrip supply in coming decades. Vast amounts of rare earths are present in the mine waste of some copper-gold mines, but cannot be economically extracted. This project aims to use molten alkali salts to reprocess mine waste, and transform the rare earths to a readily exploitable form. This project expects to create a scalable industrial separation process to be implemented in existing mines, with the separated ore used as input for extraction. A benefit of this project is the unlocking of a previously inaccessible Australian rare earth resource, comparable in size to the largest deposits globally.
GO ID:
GO Title:
Early Career Industry Fellowships for funding commencing in 2024
InternalReferenceId:
IE24 Round 1
Selection Process:
Targeted or Restricted Competitive
Confidentiality - Contract:
No
Confidentiality - Outputs:
No
Grant Recipient Details
Recipient Name:
The Australian National University
Recipient ABN:
52 234 063 906
Grant Recipient Location
Suburb:
ACTON
Town/City:
ACTON
Postcode:
2601
State/Territory:
ACT
Country:
AUSTRALIA
Grant Delivery Location
State/Territory:
ACT
Postcode:
2601
Country:
AUSTRALIA