- Applications now open for up to
$250,000 in co-funded METS innovation and commercialisation of research
outcomes
- $3 million program supports
industry-led METS research advancing low-emissions technologies, precision and
low-impact mining, critical minerals, and the alternative use of tailings and
waste
- Local METS company and WA Innovator of
the Year 2023 is commercialising MRIWA-supported research
Mines and Petroleum Minister David Michael has today
launched an innovative funding program to help Mining Equipment, Technology and
Services (METS) companies to develop and commercialise new technologies for use
in the WA mining sector.
Led by the Minerals Research Institute of Western
Australia (MRIWA), the METS Innovation Program seeks to broaden support for
METS companies servicing the local sector.
The aim of the program is to help METS companies
replicate the success achieved by the recently named WA Innovator of the Year,
Portable PPB.
Supported
by MRIWA research funding, Portable PPB's detectORE™ technology enables quick
decision making in the field when exploring for gold.
The new $3 million funding program to support
industry-led METS related research projects features a specific grant scheme
with matched-funding of up to $250,000 for eligible companies, as well as
project facilitation assistance for collaborative projects.
The program will support the development of new
technologies in MRIWA's strategic focus areas, such as low-emissions
technologies, precision and low-impact mining, critical minerals, and the
alternative use of tailings and waste.
For more information on how to apply and to
register your interest, visit: https://www.mriwa.wa.gov.au/research-funding/grant-applications/mets-application-information/
Comments attributed
to Mines and Petroleum Minister David Michael:
"Western Australia's mining
sector is world-leading, and continued R&D is critical to ensuring the
State is well positioned as global supply chains transition to cleaner and more
innovative solutions.
"The METS sector plays an
important part in the mining innovation lifecycle. These companies can
translate new knowledge created through research into the required solutions
which can be readily adopted by the mining industry.
"This Innovation Program is intended to assist METS
companies to develop products and services to deliver efficiencies, increase
productivity and increase the competitiveness of the WA mining sector, as well
as open new international markets for their products."
