News and Updates

2025 Fin-Erth Women in Climate & Sustainability Awards
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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