{"id":8964,"date":"2025-05-28T09:07:42","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T23:07:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yinghuiinternational.com\/?p=8964"},"modified":"2025-05-28T09:09:20","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T23:09:20","slug":"tasmanian-government-backs-tungsten-mine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yinghuiinternational.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/28\/tasmanian-government-backs-tungsten-mine\/","title":{"rendered":"Tasmanian Government backs tungsten mine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Group 6\u2019s Dolphin tungsten mine in King Island, Tasmania. Image: Group 6 Metals<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Tasmanian Government has issued a new $7.5 million loan to Group 6 Metals (G6M) to help stabilise operations at its Dolphin tungsten mine on King Island.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The financial support follows the Tasmanian Government\u2019s recent conversion of a $10 million loan<\/a> into equity, giving it a 12 per cent stake in G6M.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Tasmanian Government spokesperson told the ABC<\/a> the funding was approved because the mine is \u201ccritical\u201d to the region\u2019s economy and employment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe $7.5 million loan was an important element of the business transformation plan that aims to deliver operational improvements to mining and processing activities to achieve profitability and growth, as the demand for tungsten continues to grow,\u201d the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe loan was independently assessed and recommended by the Tasmanian Development Board as being in the best interests of the mine, the Tasmanian mining sector and the King Island community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Tasmanian Government approved the load at 12 per cent interest over a two-year period. It does not require additional budget funding, with the money coming from Tasmanian Development and Resources\u2019 borrowing facility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tasmanian Business, Industry and Resources Minister Eric Abetz reaffirmed the State Government\u2019s support of the mine in February following the initial $10 million loan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Dolphin tungsten mine is a major employer on King Island and a key contributor to the local economy,\u201d he said<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is intended to be a short to medium-term investment to help stabilise the mine through challenging global conditions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to G6M, Dolphin hosts the highest-grade tungsten deposit of significant size in the Western world<\/strong>. It first operated from 1917 to 1992 before G6M\u00a0recommenced operations<\/a>\u00a0in 2023. The mine currently employs about 95 people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dylan Brown Group 6\u2019s Dolphin tungsten mine in King Island, Tasmania. Image: Group 6 Metals The Tasmanian Government has issued a new $7.5 million loan to Group 6 Metals (G6M) to help stabilise operations at its Dolphin tungsten mine on King Island. The financial support follows the Tasmanian Government\u2019s recent conversion of a $10 million loan into … Continue reading “Tasmanian Government backs tungsten mine”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[37,6,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8964","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-clients","category-mines-and-quarry","category-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p83F9T-2kA","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":8612,"url":"https:\/\/yinghuiinternational.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/06\/dolphin-tungsten-volumes-exceed-expectations\/","url_meta":{"origin":8964,"position":0},"title":"Dolphin tungsten volumes exceed expectations","author":"yinghui","date":"June 6, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"OLIVIA THOMSON The Dolphin tungsten mine. 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