Latest Government Grants News

Kincora Copper has accelerated exploration across its Australian and Mongolian assets, leveraging new AI and quantum technology partnerships alongside partner-funded drilling, while reporting a modest net income and a strong cash position in Q1 2026.

Delorean Corporation has banked a $5.76 million cash refund from the Australian Government’s FY2025 R&D Tax Incentive, underpinning its bioenergy infrastructure growth. Another refund linked to FY2026 expenditure is anticipated next year.

Arika Resources has delivered a robust set of shallow gold intercepts at its Yundamindra Gold Project, confirming mineralisation continuity over a 2.5km strike and uncovering multiple new lodes with significant expansion potential.

Li-S Energy has secured vital approvals to airfreight lithium-sulfur prototype cells to the United States, paving the way for direct engagement with US defence and drone sectors.

Element 25 is making steady progress on its Butcherbird Expansion Project in Western Australia, with major equipment ordered, key contracts nearing finalisation, and project financing advancing toward closure ahead of a Q1 2027 commissioning target.

EMVision is broadening its emu™ Pivotal Trial to include acute ischaemia detection, aiming to accelerate FDA clearance and enhance the brain scanner's clinical impact. Recruitment has passed 125 patients across US and Australian sites, with full enrolment expected by early 2027.

Advanced Energy Minerals (ASX:AEM) is partnering with NeoCtech to pilot rare earth doped nano high purity alumina, backed by an $800,000 CAD Canadian government grant. The project targets strategic sectors including AI, robotics, and aerospace with sustainable, high-performance materials.

Altech Batteries has decided to discontinue its Silumina AnodesTM project after six years, shifting full focus to its CERENERGY® solid-state battery technology amid ongoing joint venture talks.

Hamelin Gold has been granted the Day Dawn exploration licence near the Telfer mine and secured a $180,000 co-funded drilling grant, setting the stage for a significant 3,000 metre RC drilling program targeting high-grade gold mineralisation.

CuFe’s expanded scoping study for its Orlando copper-gold project integrates underground mining and new bismuth and silver revenue streams, lifting project NPV to A$908 million at spot prices and shortening payback to 10 months.

Arika Resources has won a $211,000 government grant to fund deep diamond drilling targeting high-grade extensions at the historic Cosmopolitan Gold Mine in WA’s Kookynie district. The drilling aims to unlock a large, underexplored mineral system with parallels to major regional deposits.

Trek Metals has won two co-funded geophysical grants under WA’s Exploration Incentive Scheme, advancing manganese and gold exploration at Christmas Creek with drilling set to start in May.