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Arafura Rare Earths

Rare earths miner developing the Nolans project, selling minerals for renewables and electric vehicles

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Stories naming Arafura Rare Earths. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.

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Australia's richest anti-renewables campaigner backs giant mine selling rare earths for wind turbines

Arafura, partly owned by renewables critic Gina Rinehart, has finalised financing for its Northern Territory rare earths mine, with $1.2 billion in government support and wind turbine and EV makers as customers.

Unnamed stage ~$1.2b

Australia's richest anti-renewables campaigner backs giant mine selling rare earths for wind turbines

Arafura Rare Earths, part-owned by renewables critic Gina Rinehart, has locked in financing for its Nolans project, drawing roughly $1.2 billion in Australian and German government support despite her anti-net-zero campaigning.

3 deals

Manufacturing news briefs – stories you might have missed

Roundup: BrainChip's completed placement plus an LDA Capital stake sale, Arafura's committed raise, a $76m Queensland regional fund, ARENA and ACCC appointments, a Tryp advisory hire, and Steel Cement's licence approval.

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Rinehart-backed lithium and rare earths projects rake in more than $1 billion in federal funding

Canberra announces up to $840m for Arafura's Northern Territory rare earths project, while Liontown secures $550m in bank debt for its Kathleen Valley mine, with CEFC and Export Finance Australia among lenders.

Funding announcement

Manufacturing news briefs — stories you might have missed

Roundup of Australian manufacturing news: Gaia EnviroTech's post-investment board meeting with RFC Ambrian, Arafura's chief executive change, Adbri's maintenance shutdown, BioCarbon's relocation, and a federal grants round opening.

Unnamed stage $25m

Manufacturing news briefs — stories you might have missed

Roundup: Arafura Rare Earths banks $25m for its rare earths project; Incitec Pivot, Electro Optic Systems and Alpha HPA announce leadership changes; Titomic extends its MD's contract; Cobram Estate grows US olive output.

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