Critica receives $300,000 in non-dilutive Western Australian R&D support to advance studies at its Jupiter rare earths project near Mt Magnet in the state’s Mid West. Multiple outlets report that the funding is backed by Western Australian sources and is intended to accelerate ongoing work focused on both metallurgical and bioleach investigations.
The company uses the grant to progress metallurgical studies, which are aimed at developing or refining processes related to extracting and processing rare earth materials from the project’s feedstock. At least one report also specifies bioleach studies as part of the program, indicating the research effort covers both conventional metallurgical approaches and leaching methods.
The articles consistently place the work at Jupiter and describe the funding as designed to support research and development without requiring Critica to issue additional equity. No changes to production timelines, commercial outcomes, or project financing beyond the R&D grant are reported in the provided sources.
