Australian-based King Island Scheelite Limited was aiming to have the finance for its Dolphin tungsten mine project on the island in place by May 31.

The project timeline had work starting on June 1, with earthworks and civil construction to the end of September and mechanical construction to the end of September 2022.

Commissioning was envisaged from August until October next year, with the first concentrate production in the last quarter of 2022.