Western Australia backs 40 exploration projects with more than A$6.16 million
The state’s 34th co-funded drilling round targets copper, gold and critical minerals.
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Western Australia’s government said on October 12 that 40 projects from 36 applicants will share more than A$6.16 million in Round 34 of its Exploration Incentive Scheme. The co-funding is intended to advance drilling in some of the state’s prospective but underexplored regions.
About half of the programs target copper, while more than a quarter of applicants are pursuing gold. Twelve projects will also explore for critical minerals including rare earths, cobalt, niobium, lithium and tungsten. The announcement concerns exploration support; it does not report a discovery or production result.
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Exploration Incentive Scheme Round 34 project counts
Project and applicant counts reported for Round 34.
| Funded exploration projects | 40 | Round 34; Western Australia |
| Applicants | 36 | Round 34; Western Australia |
| Projects searching for critical minerals | 12 | Round 34; Western Australia |
Methodology
The source reports 40 projects from 36 applicants and says 12 projects target critical minerals; those 12 are included in the total of 40.
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Round 34 co-funding amount
The amount announced by the government is stated as a lower bound.
| 6.16 | More than |
Methodology
The source qualifies the total as more than A$6.16 million; the table does not treat 6.16 as an exact total.
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Subjects and places
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- Energy and resourceSuggested
- Preserved editorial category/topic; broad candidate onlywww.wa.gov.au ↗
- Metal and mineral mining and refiningSuggested
- Subject suggested from the title or summary: mineralswww.wa.gov.au ↗
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- Explicit preserved editorial country/region; no city or national centroid inferredwww.wa.gov.au ↗