Iluka Resurces has continued to progress during the latest quarter its rare earths production plant at Eneabba in Western Australia (pictured), the country’s first fully integrated refinery for the production of separated rare earth oxides. Supported by a $1.25 billion non-recourse loan to Iluka under the federal government’s Critical Minerals Facility, bulk earth works and…
Australian Strategic Materials (ASM) has quietly inserted itself into global supply chains for the rare earths critical to high technology products ranging from electric motors to touch screens and computer hard drives. The company is developing the Dubbo, NSEW rare earths project, in the meantime supplying its company owned Korean Metals Plant (KMP) metal refinery…
Arafura Rare Earths Limited has take a further step in lining up financial backers for its ambitious Nolans rare earths project, 135 kilometres from Alice Springs in the Northern Territory with news of critical debt funding backing. As reported in @AuManufacturing, Arafura is advancing enabling works and equipment procurement including sulphanation bake and cooler units,…
Lynas Rare Earths expects to produce its first Mixed Rare Earth Carbonate (MREC) in August from its new rare earths ore processing facility (pictured) now under construction at Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. The opening date for the Kalgoorlie facility is ‘within the range of ramp up scenarios’ according to the company, which mines rare earths ores…
The new kid on the rare earths block Arafura Rare Earths is underway with early works construction at its Nolans rare earths project, 135 kilometres from Alice Springs in the Northern Territory. According to a recent update, Arafura is advancing enabling works and equipment procurement including sulphanation bake and cooler units, funded by its successful…
The head of the company developing Australia’s first rare earths metals refinery has urged companies to produce high value rare earth metals locally rather than exporting ores overseas. Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Iluka Resources Tom O’Leary told the company’s annual general meeting that the key Australian rare earth resources – neodymium, praseodymium,…