News and Updates
JKMRC/Sustainable Minerals Institute Friday Seminar March 2026
Leigh & James gave a combined seminar around the learnings to date from Banksia on the commercialisation of physical technology. Hear Leigh’s Top 3 Takeaways on what is required to take a breakthrough from concept to industrial application.
Banksia in the ABC News: Cheaper, cleaner copper technology offers a lifeline as Mount Isa weighs uncertain future
Following on from Leigh’s chat with Zara Margolis on the ABC North West Qld Breakfast Show: Read the full article here.
Australian startup gets $5m for critical energy mineral processing from ARENA Australian Renewable Energy Agency
Read the ARENA LinkedIn announcement here or click on the image to read the ARENA media release
2025 Fin-Erth Women in Climate & Sustainability Awards
Link to pdf
Banksia’s MD, Leigh Staines is the only Australian nominated in the 2025 List of 101 leading women from around the world who are unlocking climate and sustainability solutions.
Times Higher Education
UQ’s James Vaughan talks about how“…the research being carried out at UQ and the commercial output of Banksia Minerals Processing is bringing the world closer to meeting both its environmental and economic goals.”
Winner Announced - Banksia Minerals Processing: Innovation Hour at Copper to the World 2025 (Smarter Copper Processing Solution challenge)
Banksia’s chloride leaching solution stood out for its smart, modular design and capital expenditure efficiency.
Mining-Techology.com
A holy grail for copper?
One project, a collaboration between UQ and start-up Banksia Minerals Processing (BMP), is developing a more environmentally friendly means of extracting copper from low-grade resources
Cicada x Tech23
Leigh will be championing Banksia, for Cicada x Tech23, Australia’s largest deep tech festival, on the 10th of September 2025
RTCM Trailblazer
UQ copper processing start-up to help unlock global resources
IP Group & RTCM Trailblazer funding
Banksia Minerals Processing secures $A1.05 million in seed funding for breakthrough copper technology – IP Group Australia