Advancing solutions for critical mineral production and recycling
Ref: GRT-9JH08A7U
Funding Available
Up to £305,000
UK Wide
Environment
7 January 2027
Grants & Funding
About This Grant
Pump-priming funding to explore, test and validate disruptive solutions for critical mineral extraction, processing, recovery, reprocessing, recycling or re-mining, with the potential to transform UK critical mineral value chains.
What Can It Fund?
- Exploration
- Testing
- Validation
- Critical mineral extraction
- Processing
- Recovery
- Reprocessing
- Recycling
- Re-mining
Eligible Costs
- -Full economic cost (FEC)
Funding Source
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
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