As part of Austpac Resources continuing business review it has been decided to move the Zinc Iron Recovery Process (ZIRP) away from the Kooragang site after more than 20 years of research and development. The last operational activity was in November 2019 when the company successfully proved the final stage of the ZIRP process. A review of the POC (proof of concept) work conducted in February 2020 concluded to prove the process commercially a dedicated plant needed to be built. That plant size was decided to be a small scale plant of 3- 5,000 tonnes per annum, closer to the source of the raw materials. The Newcastle site and set up was based on a much larger scale program that was planned in 2010 ­ 2012. The equipment for this plant was bespoke and difficult to implement into a much smaller and technically different plant. The suitability of the site has changed and the costs of running the site has changed over the years and is now not considered cost efficient or appropriate for future development and commercialisation of the technology. The costs and suitability not only include the monthly rental but changes to the Environmental Planning Authority reporting and testing requirements for the site. Another detrimental factor for the location of this site is the added costs of transporting hazardous waste materials from the source to the site. It is considered a new site and a partnership that can work hand in hand with Austpac to assist in commercialising the technology is the best path for the business. The POC work completed in November 2019 gives Austpac Resources an excellent starting point which allows the company to better understand the requirements of the system and processes to successfully deliver a quality zinc oxide and iron product. The company is working on several fronts to build a partnership to take the ZIRP process to a successful conclusion.