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Proposed Revised Research Priority Plan Consultation
MRIWA is proposing to revise its research priority plan and is inviting written submissions on the revised plan, located here. The Research Priority Plan describes the medium to long term knowledge and technology needs of the State’s minerals industry to ensure it can deliver an economic and social benefit for Western Australia. Priorities included in the Plan are intended to be those issues industry, the research sector and the MRIWA Board agree present real and significant challenges inhibiting Western Australian from benefiting from the minerals sector to its fullest extent and where resolution of these will create opportunities and deliver value. The original MRIWA Research...
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New technology for battery grade lithium production
Lithium extraction technology could be developed to convert a plentiful unused resource into high grade lithium and valuable by-products in the future with promising results revealed in a recent report. The MRIWA media release regarding the research completed by Prof. Aleks Nikoloski of the Harry Butler Institute, Murdoch University, can be located here. The technical report summarising the research findings can be located here. Image: Prof Aleks Nikoloski
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MRIWA joins CRM4EV to address growing electric vehicles market
The State Government, through the Minerals Research Institute of Western Australia (MRIWA), has been accepted into one of the International Energy Agency's Hybrid & Electric Vehicle Technology Collaboration programmes. Critical Raw Materials for Electric Vehicles (CRM4EV) aims at providing information on raw materials which are considered critical for the ramp up of electric vehicle sales and to identify supply chain issues. Read more about CRM4EV here and access the Ministers media release here.
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FBI CRC given the green light
The Future Battery Industries Cooperative Research Centre (FBI CRC) has been given the green light with Federal Minister for Industry, Science and Technology, the Hon Karen Andrews, announcing the successful bid outcome today. Our State Government is a significant contributor to the FBI CRC committing $5.5 million, through the Minerals Research Institute of Western Australia (MRIWA), and $500,000 from the Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation. MRIWA is excited at the opportunity to work with the FBI CRC to reinforce WA’s position as a global leader in the production and export of future battery materials, technologies and expertise. The Federal Government have...
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Workforce 2025 Event
METSIgnited in partnership with the Federal Government's Department of Industry, Innovation and Science are holding learning events all over Australia for METS company leaders and executives to improve their position, gain confidence, direction and practical next steps about the future of work. Registration for these free events is through Eventbrite.
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