About half of the government’s A$4 billion ($2.6 billion) financing facility to build up the critical minerals capacity has already been spent, and there may be a need for further state funding, King said.The department was looking into strategic critical minerals hubs across Australia to concentrate mining and refining in specific areas, where they could share infrastructure assets, she said.The minister said the expense of individual companies constructing roads and rail infrastructure to service their operations could dramatically push up the cost of projects. QUOTE Kwinana a perfect example IMO.
