12th November 2024
$4.5M Government grant secures construction start for Collie Micronising Facility
In a significant milestone, International Graphite Limited has secured funding to construct the first purpose-built commercial graphite micronising plant in Australia. The Company has entered into a funding agreement with the Western Australian Government releasing $4.5M of the grant awarded in April 2024. $2.0M will support construction of Stage 1 comprising a ~3,000 tpa micronising facility to be built, at an estimated capital cost of ~$4.0, adjacent to the Company’s existing premises in the Collie Light Industrial Area.
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2nd September 2024
Prime Minister leads joint Government tour of Collie graphite facility
Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese visited International Graphite's Collie processing and R&D facility to see first-hand the contribution the Company is making to the development of Australia’s critical minerals industry. Prime Minister Albanese was accompanied by Federal Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen, and Assistant Minister Josh Wilson. They were joined by Western Australia’s Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change, Reece Whitby, Member for Collie-Preston Jodie Hanns MLA, and WA Government representatives.
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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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