Alcoa-Sojitz Gallium Recovery Project
Gallium recovery at the Alcoa-Sojitz project
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Reading this record
What the evidence says — and does not say
- What kind of figure?
- CommitmentMoney, or a money-like promise, committed to a named recipient or project. The only role ever summed.
- What has happened legally?
- AnnouncedPublicly announced; no decision or agreement is stated.
- Has money been paid?
- Follow the payment evidenceThis status does not itself establish a cash payment. In particular, a signed contract does not necessarily establish an obligation of funds.
- What does it link to?
- Project attributionOne registered project is linked directly to this row. The link alone does not prove the amount was paid or that the project advanced.
This is a commitment role, but the financial status still determines legal standing and payment. Funding and verified industrial outcomes remain separate. A financial record alone never independently verifies construction, commissioning or production. Read SMPT's counting and evidence rules.
Amount
Record
- Provider
- Australian GovernmentAustralian GovernmentGovernment body
- Legal authority
- Not stated
- Programme
- None named
- Recipient
- Alcoa-Sojitz Gallium Recovery Project
- Project
- Gallium recovery at the Alcoa-Sojitz projectAlcoa-Sojitz Gallium Recovery Project capital stack →
- Facility
- Not stated
- Location
- Wagerup, Western AustraliaAU
- Stages
- ProcessingSingle stage
- Materials
- GalliumTracked materials only
Status
Financial and physical progress are separate histories. The last entry is current.
Financial
- Announcedcurrent
Implementation
- Constructioncurrent
Alcoa states that the 24 August 2026 groundbreaking marked the start of construction at Wagerup.
Notes
No share or volume is stated. Lifecycle review on 2 October 2026 confirmed physical construction began on 24 August 2026. The reviewed primary sources did not establish that this specific government equity/offtake instrument had been legally executed or paid, so its financial status is not promoted beyond the existing announced state.
Evidence
Every populated field names the source that states it, how directly, and where.
Historic critical minerals framework signed by President Trump and Prime Minister Albanese
Prime Minister of Australia
- Fields supported
- Instrument · Value role · Capital source · Provider · Recipient · Project · Location · Materials · Status
- Evidence level
- Explicit
- Location in document
- Sixth paragraph
- Qualification
- "which includes a right of offtake for the Australian Government"
Historic critical minerals framework signed by President Trump and Prime Minister Albanese
Prime Minister of Australia
- Fields supported
- Supply-chain stages
- Evidence level
- Ambiguous
- Location in document
- Sixth paragraph
Australia, Japan, the United States and Alcoa Break Ground on Gallium Project in Western Australia
Alcoa Corporation
- Fields supported
- Status
- Evidence level
- Explicit
- Location in document
- Opening paragraphs
- Qualification
- Supports the project's physical construction status only; it does not establish execution or payment of this specific public financial instrument.
| Source | Fields supported | Evidence level | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Historic critical minerals framework signed by President Trump and Prime Minister Albanese Prime Minister of Australia · Source dossier |
| Explicit "which includes a right of offtake for the Australian Government" | Sixth paragraph |
| Historic critical minerals framework signed by President Trump and Prime Minister Albanese Prime Minister of Australia · Source dossier |
| Ambiguous | Sixth paragraph |
| Australia, Japan, the United States and Alcoa Break Ground on Gallium Project in Western Australia Alcoa Corporation · Source dossier |
| Explicit Supports the project's physical construction status only; it does not establish execution or payment of this specific public financial instrument. | Opening paragraphs |