QLD Collaborative Development Program (CDP)

April 30, 2024

KEY FEATURES

Funding to recover remaining mineralisation found in mine waste to accelerate development of Queensland’s critical minerals sector.
Applications must meet all eligibility requirements and pass all compliance and financial checks.
The CDP will operate on a merit basis assessed by the Technical Assessment Panel.
Applications Close 30 June 2026 (or until funds are exhausted), and all program activities must be completed no later than April 2027.

The Collaborative Development Program (CDP) is a funding initiative accessible to a broad range of applicants to help recover critical minerals from unconventional sources and is open for applications.

The program offers a total of $5 million in funding for the recovery or reprocessing of mine waste for the extraction of critical minerals in Queensland.

It will help to facilitate secondary prospectivity, while supporting Queensland jobs and economic development.

APPLICATION ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

The Applicant must meet at least one of the following criteria and have all relevant approvals in place:
a. Holder or Operator of a granted Exploration Permit for Minerals (EPM) in Queensland.
b. Holder or Operator of a granted Mining Lease (ML) in Queensland.
c. Holder or Operator of a Mineral Development Licence (MDL) in Queensland.
d. Operator or Partner of a mineral concentrator plant, leaching plant, benefaction plant, pilot plant, smelter plant, refinery plant (or other similar infrastructure) associated with a mining operation in Queensland. Note the infrastructure must also be based in Queensland, not interstate.
e. Holder, Operator or Partner of a tailings storage facility (TSF), waste rock, metallurgical slag, mine water, spent catalyst or leached ore accumulation within Queensland.
f. Holder or Operator of a coal fired power station on-site fly ash and solid mineral wastes in Queensland.

FUNDING ARRANGEMENTS

The CDP will operate on a merit basis, supporting programs that receive reimbursement of funds, nominally up to $100,000 (excluding GST), however, funding amounts exceeding this value may be considered on a case-by-case basis. All funds are GST exclusive, with GST applied on top of the agreed funding amount when payment is made.

FURTHER INFORMATION

All applications must be submitted through email to [email protected].

COLLABORATIVE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

The program offers offers a total of $5 million in funding supporting programs that receive reimbursement of funds, nominally up to $100,000 (excluding GST).