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The Carroll Labor Government is backing regional businesses to explore local antimony processing and lay the groundwork for more skilled jobs in regional VictoriaKilmorebased Southern Cross Gold and Ballaratbased Gekko Systems will share more than 750000 through the Advancing Antimony Grants programThe grants will fund studies into processing options and supply chains helping build the business case for future investmentAntimony is a heatresistant critical mineral in high demand worldwideIt is used in solar panel glass electronics batteries and defence technologiesThe studies will explore processing opportunities for antimony from the Costerfield Mine and potential new sources in central VictoriaSouthern Cross Gold is exploring and developing its Sunday Creek Project with its grant supporting studies into future antimony processingBallarats Gekko Systems supplies minerals processing technology around the world and will bring that expertise to assessing local opportunitiesThe studies will identify how Victoria can scaleup a processing industry paving the way for new investment and skilled regional jobsThe grants support Victorias updated Critical Minerals Roadmap which sets out how the state can develop new critical mineral opportunities and capture more of their value locallyVictorias critical minerals endowment is estimated to be worth hundreds of billions of dollars and could create up to 7000 jobs in northwest Victoria aloneQuotes attributable to Minister for Energy and Resources Jaclyn SymesVictorias critical minerals could create more than 7000 jobs processing more of them here means more opportunities for regional VictoriansWere backing Southern Cross Gold and Gekko Systems to build the case for local antimony processing and bring new investment to regional VictoriaWe want to get more out of the minerals we mine more skilled jobs more local industry and more value staying in Victoria
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