The Energy Australia Infrastructure Facility has loaned Kalium Lakes AUD74 m ( $ 100 m ) to back development of the proposed Sulphate of Potash ( SOP ) project . The deal includes AUD48 m for infrastructure development and AUD26 m for project development . It will allow Kalium to press ahead with building a AUD29 m , 78-km pipeline between the Goldfields pipeline and a gas - fuelled power station at Beyondie . It will also finance improvements to the road between town and the main northern highway along with communications facilities and an airstrip .
The Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility has loaned Kalium Lakes AUD74m ($52m) to back development of the Beyondie Sulphate of Potash (SOP) project. The deal includes AUD48m for infrastructure development and AUD26m for project development. It will allow Kalium to press ahead with building a AUD29m, 78-km pipeline between the Goldfields pipeline and a gas-fuelled power station at Beyondie. It will also finance improvements to the road between Beyondie and the great northern highway along with communications equipment and an airstrip.