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Critical Minerals Royalty Deferral Scheme NSW

Administered by Australian Government - Department of Industry

Australian GovernmentBusiness SupportNSW

About this grant

This program supports the development of critical minerals projects in NSW.

Key facts

Funding amount$1 – $1.0M (non-repayable)
Deadline
Grant typeOpen
Funding typeGrant
CountryAustralia
RegionNSW
Funding bodyAustralian Government - Department of Industry
IndustriesGeneral

Eligibility requirements

All of the following criteria must be met:

  • Holders of mining leases in NSW.
  • Overview
  • Critical mineral projects will be offered temporary financial relief through deferral of royalty payments for a period of 5 years.
  • This scheme aims to:
  • support the development of critical minerals projects by addressing a known barrier to strengthen NSW's position as a competitive destination for investment
  • create jobs and stimulate regional growth by facilitating critical minerals projects.
  • Check if you can apply
  • To be eligible to apply for a critical minerals project under the scheme, applicants must:
  • be a NSW mining lease holder
  • the primary purpose of the mining lease, the subject of the application, must be the recovery of one or more critical minerals
  • demonstrate that the mining lease holder, or related body corporate to the mining lease holder, has a market capitalisation, or market valuation of less than $5 billion
  • confirm that the critical minerals, the subject of the application have not been previously mined under the nominated mining lease, or any mining lease in effect over the same land immediately before the grant of the lease that is the subject of the application.
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  • Apply for the Critical Minerals Royalty Deferral Scheme NSW
  • Find out more about your eligibility and how to apply.
  • Learn how to apply
  • Contact information
  • Email:
  • mineral.royalty@regional.nsw.gov.au
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What the funding covers

  • Deferral of royalty payments.

How to apply

  1. 1Visit https://business.gov.au/grants-and-programs/critical-minerals-royalty-deferral-scheme-nsw for application details

Application tips

Apply on official website

Grant details are sourced from official public databases and reviewed weekly. Eligibility criteria, funding amounts, and deadlines may change without notice. Always confirm details on the Australian Government - Department of Industry website before applying.

FUNDING AMOUNT$1 – $1.0MNon-repayable grant
DEADLINE
GRANT TYPEOpen
COUNTRYAUAustralia
REGIONNSW
INDUSTRIES
General
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