Wagerup Gallium Project
Sector: Government • Location: Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Source: Mining Magazine Australia
Alcoa and the Australian, US and Japanese governments have taken a final investment decision on a gallium project co-located at Alcoa's Wagerup alumina refinery near Perth, Western Australia. The project will extract gallium from Alcoa's existing refining process without requiring new mining or site infrastructure, creating up to 200 construction jobs and around 20 ongoing roles. Once operational,
- Status
- Prospective
- Sector
- Government, Oil and Gas
- Location
- Perth, Western Australia, Australia
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- Mining Magazine Australia
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Taiyo last update | 2026-07-22 |
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Description | Alcoa and the Australian, US and Japanese governments have taken a final investment decision on a gallium project co-located at Alcoa's Wagerup alumina refinery near Perth, Western Australia. The project will extract gallium from Alcoa's existing refining process without requiring new mining or site infrastructure, creating up to 200 construction jobs and around 20 ongoing roles. Once operational, Australia is projected to supply roughly 10% of the world's gallium. |
Original sector | Critical minerals |
Location
Country | Australia |
State | Western Australia |
City | Perth |
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Source | Mining Magazine Australia |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Government, Oil and Gas |
Article published date | 2026-07-18 |
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