Current Major Projects
Major Project StatusLast Updated: 16 August 2022
Location of projects listed below.
Blue dots represent projects currently holding Major Project Status.
Locations and distances not to scale.
Current Major Project Status projects
The following are projects that currently hold Major Project Status and are being assisted by the MPFA in completing their major Commonwealth approvals. They are shown in the above map as blue dots.
| Map legend | Project name | Project proponent | Description1 | State / Territory | Major Project Status granted | Major Project Status expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Althea Medicinal Cannabis Facility |
Althea Group Holdings Ltd |
A vertically integrated medicinal cannabis cultivation and manufacturing facility in Victoria. Althea plans to supply its customer base in Australia and the UK from the facility. Althea has developed Althea Concierge, an online customer portal as well as an online education portal, MEDIC, which provides free online educational services on medicinal cannabis to assist in its distribution network. The project has a projected capital expenditure of $0.150 billion and would create approximately 200 construction jobs and 150 ongoing jobs. |
VIC |
12 Dec 2019 |
12 Dec 2022 |
| 2 |
Ammaroo Phosphate Project |
Verdant Minerals |
The Ammaroo Phosphate project consists of two concurrent components: a phosphate rock and extraction open cut mine at the Ammaroo deposit and a beneficiation and chemical plant complex built on the Ammaroo mining leases. The project intends to export phosphoric acid to India, and targeted countries in south-east and north-east Asia through the Port of Darwin. The project has a projected capital expenditure of $1.5 billion and would create approximately 900 construction jobs and 250 ongoing jobs. |
NT |
26 Oct 2020 |
26 Oct 2023 |
| 3 |
Asian Renewable Energy Hub |
NW Interconnected Power Ltd |
The Asian Renewable Energy Hub will be a green hydrogen and ammonia production facility. The project includes a 26 gigawatt hybrid wind and solar power plant that will produce at export scale, as well as supply industries in the Pilbara and Broome Region, creating new jobs and supporting economic growth over the next 50 years. The project has a projected capital expenditure $53.6 billion and would create approximately 5,000 construction jobs and 3000 ongoing jobs. |
WA |
29 Sept 2020 |
29 Sept 2023 |
| 4 |
Australia Asia Power Link (AAPL) |
Sun Cable Pty Ltd |
The Australia Asia Power Link (AAPL) Project includes three components, a 10 gigawatt solar farm array built over 12,000 hectares in the Barkly region near Tennant Creek, battery storage facilities in Darwin and Singapore and a high voltage direct current transmission line between the solar farm and the Darwin Harbour. The project would link to Singapore’s electricity grid and have the potential to significantly expand the renewable energy and battery storage industries in Australia. The project has a projected capital expenditure of $30 billion and would create approximately 1,500 construction job and 350 ongoing jobs. |
NT |
14 July 2020 |
14 July 2023 |
| 5 |
Battery Anode Material Facility |
EcoGraf Ltd |
The Battery Anode Material Facility will be a processing facility located in the Kwinana Strategic Industrial Area in south-west Western Australia to produce high purity spherical graphite for direct supply to battery anode manufacturers overseas. The Project will be developed in stages, with an ultimate production capacity of 20,000 tonnes per annum at full production. The project has a projected capital expenditure of $0.100 billion and would create approximately 250 construction jobs and 65 ongoing jobs. |
WA |
23 Feb 2021 |
23 Feb 2024 |
| 6 | Broken Hill Cobalt Project | Cobalt Blue Holdings Limited |
The Broken Hill Cobalt Project will produce high purity cobalt sulphate from a large cobalt deposit located near Broken Hill, NSW. The cobalt sulphate will be exported for the use in the manufacture of lithium ion batteries globally. The project will also produce elemental sulphur which is a key ingredient in fertiliser production helping to reduce Australia’s dependence on fertiliser imports. The Project has a projected capital expenditure of A$560 million and will support approximately 450 construction jobs and 410 ongoing jobs. |
NSW | 24 Feb 2022 | 24 Feb 2025 |
| 7 |
Finniss Lithium Project |
Core Lithium |
The Finniss Lithium Project 25km south-west of Darwin Port, Northern Territory will consist of an open pit and underground lithium deposit, and a dense media separation processing plant. The Project will be the first Lithium plant outside Western Australia and is expected to produce 175,000 tpa of spodumene concentrate over a minimum seven year mine life. The project has a projected capital expenditure of $0.73 billion and would create approximately 360 construction jobs and 250 ongoing jobs. |
NT |
23 Feb 2021 |
23 Feb 2024 |
| 8 |
Goschen Zircon and Rare Earth Minerals Project |
VHM Limited |
The Goschen Zircon and Rare Earth Minerals Project will consist of a mine in Victoria and refinery in South Australia. The project will develop a combination of rare earth oxide products, mixed heavy rare earth carbonate concentrates, and zirconium and titanium minerals. The project has a projected capital expenditure of $0.85 billion supporting around 500 construction and 300 ongoing jobs. |
VIC |
25 Mar 2021 |
25 Mar 2024 |
| 9 | Hawsons Iron Project | Hawsons Iron Limited |
The Hawsons Iron Limited project will establish a green field magnetite mine near Broken Hill, NSW, to produce high-grade magnetite concentrate for low-emissions steel manufacturing. This project has received a renewal of Major Project Status (previously March 2018 – March 2021). The project has a projected capital expenditure of $1.9 billion and will support approximately 1,200 construction jobs, and 500 ongoing jobs over the 20-year operating period. |
NSW | 7 April 2022 | 7 April 2025 |
| 10 | High Purity Alumina Project | FYI Resources Ltd |
The project will develop and operate a processing plant located at Kwinana, Western Australia to produce high-purity alumina for use in growth tech applications. High purity alumina is sought after for its corrosion and scratch resistance and its ability to withstand extreme temperatures. FYI Resources’ Cadoux mine is being developed as part of this project and will provide kaolin feedstock to the processing plant. The project has a projected capital expenditure of $0.269 billion supporting around 200 construction and 140 ongoing jobs. |
WA |
25 May 2021 |
25 May 2024 |
| 11 |
Hydroganics Medicinal Cannabis Facility |
Hydroganics Pty Ltd |
Hydroganics plan to develop a medicinal cannabis cultivation and processing facility. The project will consist of approximately 10 hectares of greenhouses attached to a 5000m² Good Manufacturing Practice certified automated head house where the plant material will be processed. Hydroganics estimate that at full capacity the project will cultivate an estimated 3,630,000 plants per annum. Hydroganics plan to manufacture a range of cannabis oils to supply domestic and international markets. The project has a projected capital expenditure of $0.333 billion and 140 ongoing jobs. |
QLD |
04 Oct 2019 |
04 Oct 2022 |
| 12 |
Ichthys Gas Field Development |
INPEX Operations Australia Pty Ltd |
The Ichthys Gas Field Development project is commencing its Phase 2 which involves the installation of subsea infrastructure to support the drilling of 30 additional wells, modifications to the Central Processing Facility, Floating Production Storage and Offloading Facility, and onshore processing facilities in Darwin. Phase 1 of the project currently exports 8.9 million tonnes of LNG per-annum. Phase 2 of the project has a projected capital expenditure of $14.2 billion, and, combined with phase one, is supporting approximately 1,800 jobs per year over the project’s 40 year life. |
WA | 11 Nov 2021 | 11 Nov 2024 |
| 13 | Kalgoorlie Nickel Project | Ardea Resources Limited |
The Kalgoorlie Nickel Project will mine and process ore into high quality cobalt and nickel Mixed Hydroxide Precipitate for use in the manufacture of lithium-ion batteries globally. This will support the production of a range of emerging clean energy technologies, including electric vehicles. The Project is located 75 km north of the Kalgoorlie-Boulder mining centre, within the Eastern Goldfields region of Western Australia. The project has a projected capital expenditure of $1.165 billion, supporting approximately 1,500 construction jobs per annum during the 3 year construction period and 500 ongoing jobs per annum over the project’s 25 year operational period. |
WA | 16 Mar 2022 | 16 Mar 2025 |
| 14 |
Kumpupintil Lake Brine and Sulphate of Potash Project |
Reward Minerals Ltd |
The Kumpupintil Lake Brine and Sulphate of Potash Project involves the construction and operation of a potash mine in Newman, Western Australia. The mine is expected to extract approximately 400,000 tpa of organically certifiable Sulphate of Potash (SOP) through a process of solar evaporation of brine obtained from the playa sediments of Lake Disappointment. SOP is a premium source of potassium fertiliser (also known as potash) used for higher quality agricultural products such as fruits, vegetables, grape-vines, potatoes and flowers. The project has a projected capital expenditure of $0.45 billion, supporting approximately 230 construction jobs and 200 ongoing jobs. |
WA |
25 May 2021 |
25 May 2024 |
| 15 |
LeafCann Group Biotech Development |
LeafCann Group Pty Ltd |
LeafCann is a vertically integrated biotech company that plans to produce high quality, pharmaceutical grade medicinal cannabis ingredients and medicines. LeafCann will build a state-of-the-art cultivation and Good Manufacturing Practice production facility with a forecast production capacity of up to 16.2 tonne per annum of whole plant extract. The project will also include the development of cultivation facilities that will be leased to independent medicinal cannabis cultivators. LeafCann have established a Registered Training Organisation to provide training and qualifications to the medicinal cannabis industry. The project has a projected capital expenditure of $0.35 billion and would create approximately 850 construction jobs and 1400 full-time equivalent ongoing positions. |
SA |
1 Dec 2019 |
1 Dec 2022 |
| 16 |
Mackay Potash Project |
Agrimin Ltd |
The Mackay Potash Project, located in regional Western Australia, near the East Pilbara town of Kiwirrkurra, is a project that will extract potash minerals from Lake Mackay. The project will involve extracting groundwater from the Lake and storing this saline water in solar evaporation ponds for the crystallisation of potash-bearing salts. The salts will be processed and refined into high purity, water soluble SOP fertiliser products to be exported out of Wyndham Port to world markets. The project has a projected capital expenditure of $0.545 billion, and created approximately 300 construction jobs and 200 ongoing jobs. |
WA |
2 May 2020 |
1 May 2023 |
| 17 |
Mardie Salt and Potash Project |
BCI Minerals |
The Mardie Salt and Potash Project, located 100km south-west of Karratha, is expected to produce more than 4 million tonnes of high purity salt and 100,000 tonnes of potash fertiliser a year. A new transhipment port within the Pilbara Port Authority controlled Cape Preston West Port area, adjacent to the Mardie project will enable exports from the facility. The project has a projected capital expenditure of $0.498 billion, and created approximately 450 construction jobs and 200 ongoing jobs. |
WA |
14 July 2020 |
14 July 2023 |
| 18 |
Medibis Medicinal Cannabis Facility |
Medibis Pty Ltd |
Medibis are developing a high-tech and vertically integrated medicinal cannabis cultivation and manufacturing facility in Toowoomba, Queensland. Medibis will produce highest-grade, medicinal cannabis (raw flower), as well as associated refined extracts and medicinal products for applications in the healthcare industry. All processes will be compliant with Good Agricultural and Collection Practice (GACP) and Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP). Medibis will supply thousands of Australian patients through established domestic licensed providers, and will also contribute substantial export volumes to the global industry. Medibis has already established a strong international research alliance, and will provide support for approved prescribers and clinics to enhance understanding of medicinal cannabis. The project has a projected capital expenditure of $0.187 billion and would create approximately 386 ongoing jobs. |
QLD |
14 July 2020 |
14 July 2023 |
| 19 |
Mount Peake Vanadium-Titanium-Iron Project |
TNG Ltd |
The Mount Peake Vanadium-Titanium-Iron Project will include a mining operation, beneficiation plant and a downstream processing facility north of Alice Springs. Forecast production of 100ktpa of titanium pigment (for paints and coatings), 6ktpa of vanadium pentoxide (for steel strengthening, alloys and vanadium redox batteries) and 500ktpa of iron oxide (for steel). The project has a projected capital expenditure of $0.824 billion and would create approximately 1,600 construction jobs and 1,000 ongoing jobs. |
NT |
23 Feb 2021 |
23 Feb 2024 |
| 20 |
Mount Weld Rare Earths Processing Facility |
Lynas Corporation Ltd |
Mount Weld Rare Earths Processing Facility in Western Australia allows for the separation of rare earth elements from the Mount Weld Mine, which are essential elements in the development of wind turbines and electric vehicles. The project aligns with the Australian Government’s Critical Minerals Strategy. The project has a projected capital expenditure of $0.400 billion, and will create approximately 500 construction jobs and 100 ongoing jobs. |
WA |
12 Dec 2019 |
12 Dec 2022 |
| 21 |
Nolans Rare Earths Project |
Arafura Resources Ltd |
The Nolans Project, located 135km north of Alice Springs in the Northern Territory, is one of the world’s largest deposits of the rare earths Neodymium and Praseodymium (NdPr), which are essential ingredients in ultra-strong permanent magnets. Arafura plans to mine, concentrate and chemically process NdPr for use in the automotive, clean energy technology and electronic sectors. The operation also plans to produce phosphoric acid for the fertiliser industry. The project has a projected capital expenditure of $1.2 billion and would create approximately 600 construction jobs and 280 ongoing jobs. |
NT |
17 July 2020 |
17 July 2023 |
| 22 | Project Haber | Strike Energy |
Project Haber, located near Geraldton in Western Australia’s Mid-West Region, will produce up to 1.4 million tonnes per annum of urea for use in domestic and international fertiliser production. Natural gas and green hydrogen will be used in the manufacturing process. The project has a projected capital expenditure of $3 billion and would support 1,135 jobs each year during the three-year construction phase and 200 ongoing jobs. |
WA | 28 Jan 2022 | 28 Jan 2025 |
| 23 | Project Koete |
Fibre Expressway Pty Ltd |
Project Koete will establish three Tier IV data centre platforms in Perth, Dampier and Darwin to support digital connectivity for both industry and community across regional and remote Western Australia and the Northern Territory, and provide safe and scalable back-up data hubs for global multi-national corporations with operations in Asia-Pacific region. The data centres will be connected via an 11,000km subsea telecommunications cable system comprising 16 fibre pairs that will provide domestic connectivity between Perth and Darwin and internationally connectivity (via Darwin) with landings in Jakarta, Singapore and Malaysia and international connectivity between Singapore and the West Coast of America. This project has received a renewal of Major Project Status (previously March 2017 – March 2020). The project has a projected capital expenditure of $2.0 billion and will support approximately 3,000 jobs during a five-year construction period, and 1,000 ongoing jobs over the 20-year project life. |
WA/NT | 4 April 2022 | 4 April 2025 |
| 24 |
Saint Elmo Vanadium Project |
Multicom Resources Ltd |
The Saint Elmo Vanadium Project is an open cut shallow mine in north-west Queensland with associated processing facilities for vanadium pentoxide. Vanadium’s key applications are in steel, speciality alloys and batteries. The project has a projected capital expenditure of $0.399 billion and would create approximately 200 construction jobs and 150 ongoing jobs. |
QLD |
28 Nov 2019 |
28 Nov 2022 |
| 25 |
Sandy Ridge Kaolin Mine and Storage Facility |
Tellus Holdings Pty Ltd |
The Sandy Ridge project, located approximately 240km northwest of Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, will extract Kaolin clay mainly for the southeast Asian export market for use in ceramics. The resulting voids will then be utilised for the permanent isolation of difficult to manage waste materials (known as Controlled Wastes in WA) and low level radioactive wastes (e.g., smoke detectors) in the tectonically stable clay bed. The project has a projected capital expenditure of $0.087 billion and would create approximately 80 construction jobs and 50 ongoing jobs. |
WA |
10 Dec 2020 |
10 Dec 2023 |
| 26 |
Shepparton Medicinal Cannabis Facility |
Cannatrek Ltd |
Shepparton Medicinal Cannabis Facility is a medicinal cannabis cultivation and manufacturing in Victoria. The project has a projected capital expenditure of $0.016 billion and would create approximately 400 construction jobs and 200 full-time equivalent positions. |
VIC |
11 Dec 2019 |
11 Dec 2022 |
| 27 | Siviour Integrated Purified Spherical Graphite Manufacturing Facility | Renascor Resources Ltd |
The Siviour Integrated Purified Spherical Graphite Manufacturing Facility is an integrated graphite and battery anode material operation. The mine and concentrator is located in the Eyre Peninsula and the downstream purified spherical graphite (PSG) manufacturing facility in Port Adelaide. The Project will contribute to the global battery industry and electric vehicle markets. The Project has a projected capital expenditure of $0.209 billion and will support 100 construction jobs and 190 ongoing jobs. |
SA | 8 Sep 2021 | 8 Sep 2024 |
| 28 |
Small Scale FLNG Vessel Deployment Project |
Transborders Energy |
The Small Scale Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) Vessel Deployment Project will develop a small scale FLNG vessel to enable the commercialisation of discovered but stranded offshore gas resources in Australia and overseas. Upon successful validation of the initial FLNG vessel, Transborders Energy plan to develop multiple vessels that can be used across stranded gas resources. The vessel will have a liquefied natural gas (LNG) production capacity of approximately 1.5 million tonnes per annum. The project has a projected capital expenditure of $4.07 billion and will support approximately 150 construction jobs and 100 ongoing jobs. |
WA |
2 June 2021 |
2 June 2024 |
| 29 |
Sunrise Battery Materials Complex Project |
Sunrise Energy Metals Limited |
Sunrise Battery Materials Complex Project, located near Parkes in New South Wales, will mine nickel and cobalt to produce high-purity sulphates for the rapidly expanding lithium-ion battery market along with the rare alloying metal, scandium. The project will produce 25,000 tonnes per annum (tpa) of nickel and 7000 tpa cobalt as high-purity sulphates for direct supply to battery manufacturers in Asia, Europe and America. The project has a projected capital expenditure of $2.4 billion and will support approximately 1,700 construction jobs and 380 ongoing jobs. |
NSW | 11 Nov 2021 | 11 Nov 2024 |
1Projected capital expenditure, construction jobs and ongoing jobs figures provided by project proponents.
