World-leading expertise
ANSTO has globally recognised expertise in the processing of critical and strategic metals such as rare earths, scandium, lithium, zirconium, niobium and hafnium.
Supporting the mining and minerals processing industries
ANSTO offers consultancy, process development and research services to industry and is helping support the transition to renewable energy and net zero targets. Hear more about our latest projects, technology developments and news.
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Industrial research collaborations
ANSTO supports a number of Cooperative Research Centres Projects (CRC-P) programs in the area of critical and strategic minerals. Current work includes:
- The LieNA® technology piloting program in partnership with Lithium Australia. This work will demonstrate the recovery of lithium directly from fine and low grade spodumene mineral concentrates as lithium phosphate, and then conversion of this into cathode powders for lithium ferro-phosphate (LFP) batteries
- Improved production of high purity vanadium pentoxide in partnership with Australian Vanadium Limited. This work is focussed on developing innovative approaches to the production of high purity vanadium pentoxide for use in energy storage as Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries (VRFB) and other high-end applications
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