Federal Resources, Water and Northern Australia Minister Keith Pitt on Wednesday said that the Coburn mineral sands project, in Western Australia, would boost the government’s Critical Minerals agenda.
A A$150-million loan from the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF) was recently approved for ASX-listed Strandline Resources to develop the Coburn project, with Pitt saying that the project would provide jobs and investment for the nation’s resources sector and would increase economic activity in the region.