Lithium Industry Loan Facility - Round 1

Before completing this application form, you should have read the Lithium Industry Loan Facility Guidelines: Lithium industry support program: loan facility | Western Australian Government.

Incomplete applications and/or applications received after the closing date will not be considered.

It should be noted that:

• The assessment process will benefit most from the provision of longer-term and quarterly information.
• Information should be provided on a Western Australian business unit/asset basis (as applicable) and must be denominated in US dollars.
• Submission of information is voluntary and will be treated as commercial-in-confidence by the Government of Western Australia.
• The Minister of State Development, Jobs and Trade (Minister) retains discretion in the loan assessment process.
• Compliance with State and Commonwealth Government laws and regulations may be considered during the assessment.
• Applications must be completed to a standard that can be certified by an external auditor.

Applicants are responsible for notifying JTSI of any significant changes affecting the accuracy or relevance of the information provided in support of their application.

If you have any questions in regard to these eligibility criteria, please contact GreenEnergyWA@jtsi.wa.gov.au

The email will not be monitored between Monday, 23 December 2024 to Monday, 6 January 2025.

If you do contact us throughout the application process, please quote the application number below.

Before proceeding, please confirm the following:

• The Applicant is actively operating a lithium mine in Western Australia, producing at a commercial scale as of the application date.
• The Applicant will nominate a single mine (the Project) and clearly outline how the loan will be used to sustain operations. Only one mine application is permitted per Applicant.
• The operation is ongoing, with no plans to enter or be currently under care and maintenance.
• The Applicant will provide a clear, actionable plan and strategy to demonstrate the mining operation's ongoing viability.
• The Applicant will demonstrate that the project will support the retention of jobs at the relevant lithium mine, with evidence of current employment levels and positions at risk without financial support.
• The Project's operations must be compliant with all required licenses, permits, and environmental approvals in accordance with WA Government standards.
• The project must contribute to Western Australia’s battery and critical minerals strategy, including advancing critical minerals production, sustaining jobs in the lithium mining sector, or supporting downstream processing initiatives.