Critical Minerals / METS – WA Innovation Calendar

Bots & Bevs with EACON Mining – July

AARP’s July monthly Bots & Bevs networking evening is a fantastic opportunity to connect with other innovators, robotics thought leaders and business insiders working right across the robotics, automation and zero emissions sectors.

This month, join Eacon Mining as they present the worlds’ most deployed autonomous haulage system.

EACON is the world’s most deployed autonomous haulage platform. OEM-agnostic, it delivers 360º perception and real-time optimised dispatch for scalable, mixed-fleet operations that enhance safety, boost performance and accelerate the path to net zero.

Currently, EACON has delivered over 2,500 autonomous mining trucks globally.

BrewHub and Connect – August

Join us for our June edition of our Brew Hub and Connect networking event at the AARP!

This morning tea-style event is a fantastic opportunity to meet and connect with current AARP Users, key stakeholders and the broader robotics and innovation ecosystem. There will also be a tour of the AARP HQ facility as part of the event.

Report Release: Western Australia’s Resources Sector in Transition

The Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre invites you to a special sundowner for the release of our latest report, Western Australia’s Resources Sector in Transition

Western Australia’s economy remains deeply anchored in its resources sector, with iron ore continuing to underpin exports, public revenues, employment and living standards. But the global operating environment is shifting rapidly. Decarbonisation, technological disruption and geopolitical fragmentation are reshaping resource-based economies worldwide.

This new Focus on Industry report examines how WA’s resources sector is adapting to these pressures, and what this means for economic diversification, fiscal sustainability and long-term prosperity. While the sector remains a source of strength, it also faces growing structural pressures, including rising costs, infrastructure constraints, concentrated supply chains and exposure to volatile global markets. The report also assesses the opportunities – and limits – of downstream processing, critical minerals and low-emissions industries.

DEADLINE: CORE Start Program

CORE Start is a fully supported, six-month entrepreneurial development program for founders and innovators in Australia’s energy and resources sectors — at any stage of commercialisation.

Through structured workshops, expert mentoring, and access to CORE’s innovation ecosystem and infrastructure, participants build the commercial skills to move from idea to market-ready opportunity.

Designed for founders and innovators working in Australia’s energy and resources sectors — including clean energy, critical minerals, advanced manufacturing, automation, robotics, and industrial decarbonisation — the program delivers the four things that move an innovation from idea to market-ready opportunity: capability, mentoring, ecosystem, and infrastructure.

Diggers & Dealers Mining Forum 2026

Diggers & Dealers is Australia’s leading mining forum, combining corporate presentations by listed mining and exploration companies alongside a large exhibition area housing over 159 exhibitors from the sector.

Delegates include miners, explorers, brokers, bankers, investors, financiers and mining service industries from around the world. A 30 strong media contingent ensures that the proceedings of the Forum are widely reported. Attendance for the 2025 event was 2600.

The event provides a unique opportunity for industry professionals to meet and network, visit regional mine sites, engage with media, raise finance, invest in projects and generally engage with the resources sector at an executive level in a mining community setting, Kalgoorlie, the unofficial gold mining capital of Australia.

ON Prime 19 Showcase

The CSIRO ON Prime program equips publicly funded researchers with the tools to uncover where their science can create the greatest real-world impact.

Through this fast-paced, hands-on program, teams engage directly with customers, challenge their assumptions, and identify the most promising pathways forward. The Showcase event marks the culmination of the nine week program, where graduating teams present how they are translating their work towards real-world impact, including the progress made in the program as well as a peek into what they are planning next. It’s also a great opportunity for interested researchers to come and hear more about the program!

Meet the teams shaping the future across health, mining, agriculture, and more
Hear rapid-fire presentations as researchers translate cutting-edge science into real-world solutions
Connect with innovators spanning industry, investment, government and research
See how ON Prime works in action, building momentum from early insight to impact pathways
Play a role in what happens next – your connections and perspectives could help unlock the next opportunity

Whether you’re from industry, government, research or the investment community, or simply curious about the future of Australian science – you’re invited to be part of it.

Supercharge Australia Incubator #2 Pitch Day

Join us for the Supercharge Australia Incubator #2 Pitch Day, showcasing the next generation of battery and electrification innovators shaping Australia’s energy future.

These companies are tackling the full lithium battery value chain – the materials that go in, the chemistry that makes them safer and longer-lasting, the systems that track health across an entire lifecycle, the infrastructure that lets EVs feed power back into the grid, and the manufacturing capability that keeps more of this value onshore.

Digitalisation & AI In Mining Australia Conference

Australia’s Premier AI & Digital Innovation Summit for the Mining Sector.

The 2026 Digitalisation & AI in Mining Australia Conference will bring together the mining sector’s most forward-thinking leaders, technology pioneers, and operational experts to explore how Artificial Intelligence, digital transformation, and emerging technologies are reshaping the mining industry. This is the place where innovation meets action — where strategies are born, partnerships are forged, and the future of mining is defined.

WA HSA Site Tour: Baden Engineering Facility Via Online Composite Engineering

The Hydrogen Society of Australia (HSA) WA Chapter invites you to attend an exclusive industry presentation and facility tour hosted by Online Composite Engineering (OCE), a Western Australian specialist engineering company delivering advanced carbon fibre composite repair technologies to critical industries across Australia.

Operating across the Mining & Resources, Oil & Gas, Water Utilities, Chemical Processing, and Heavy Industrial sectors, OCE provides innovative engineering solutions that enable damaged pipelines, tanks, pressure systems, and structural assets to be rehabilitated while remaining operational. By avoiding full shutdowns and intrusive replacement works, these technologies can significantly reduce downtime, improve safety outcomes, and extend long-term asset performance.

Attendees will gain insight into how advanced composite engineering systems are being applied in real-world industrial environments to support safer, more sustainable, and cost-effective asset management strategies.

MRIWA Tech Talks

MRIWA TECH TALKS: Investigating impure water effects on rare earth bearing mineral flotation

MRIWA invites you to our monthly tech talks discussing the intricate processes and findings of our recently completed projects with a chance to question the researchers face to face.

Discover how innovative science is reshaping the future of rare earth processing at our upcoming MRIWA Tech Talk featuring the project The Effect of Water Quality on Rare Earth Minerals Flotation. This landmark study investigates how varying levels of water purity influence flotation efficiency—an essential step in recovering rare earth elements. By analysing how impurities affect recovery rates, reagent performance, and flotation behaviour, the research identifies both operational risks and opportunities for optimisation.