Pilbara, The onus is certainly not on the tax payer to fund this...

Pilbara,
The onus is certainly not on the tax payer to fund this project , unless they wish the project to go ahead for strategic reasons.
And that is the case.
If there isn't a business case for the project , at the present level of government support, then the company is not obliged to spend shareholders funds to make it go.
Now , i think the critical minerals program is based on the sinophobia of the US.
Let them pay for it.
Cheers.
ps iluka is a pile of poo management , closely followed by its spinout DRR.
not bitter stockguru , not even out of pocket , just tired of poor performance.