Geoscience Australia has reported significant increases in Australia’s inventories of critical mineral resources.
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Vic boosts exploration with latest land release
Victoria's exploration sector is expected to grow in the coming years, as 11,000 square kilometres of land is released to the public in the state’s west.
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Iluka’s Eneabba on track as refinery feasibility progresses
Iluka Resources’ Eneabba rare earths project in Western Australia is developing nicely with phase two of the project in progress.
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ASM signs over critical minerals to Korea
Australian Strategic Materials will begin producing critical metals from its Korean Metals Plant next year, in a collaboration with the Korean Mine Rehabilitation and Resource Corporation.
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Hastings’ Yangibana rare earth plant plans approved
Hastings Technology Metals has received environmental approval from the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (DAWE) for a hydrometallurgical plant in Western Australia’s Gascoyne region.
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Moon mining robots to be trained for autonomy
A research team from the University of Arizona has received $US500,000 ($679,217) from NASA for a moon mining technique using swarms of autonomous robots.
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Hastings gets an early start on Yangibana project
Hastings Technology Metals has begun site works on its Yangibana rare earths project in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia.
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Iluka setting up WA for self-sufficient rare earths
Iluka Resources has continued to develop its Western Australian mineral sands operations, after Eneabba began phase two construction and Capel rebounded from a suspension in the first half of 2021.
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Focus on critical minerals in northern Australia to increase
The Australian Government has announced a $190 million investment plan for northern Australia to grow business opportunities in the region, including critical minerals development.
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Rare earths to leave global rarity behind
Rare earths have become an emerging part of the Australian mining scene as these ingredients for a greener future have increased in demand. Australian Strategic Materials and Hastings Technology Metals reveal their prospects in this space. Vanessa Zhou writes.
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Demand for Australia’s critical minerals to jump: Austrade
The Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade) has flagged strong demand for critical minerals following indications that the United States plans to develop renewable energy facilities and extensive electric vehicle (EV) supply.
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Iluka taps into rare earths growth
Iluka Resources managing director Tom O’Leary regards the company’s rare earths position as an “important and exciting opportunity” for the mineral sands company.
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Miners swoop on rare earth opportunities
Australian miners are making moves on rare earths projects as the commodity gains momentum driven by demand from the electric vehicle (EV) market.
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Lynas to feed new US plant with Kalgoorlie rare earths
Lynas Corporation has inked an agreement with the United States Government to build a light rare earths separation plant in Texas.
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US, China trade tensions cause rare earths price surge
Heavy rare earth producers are enjoying significant price gains brought about by global trade tensions between the United States and China.
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Red Mountain to start gold drilling as it looks to acquire rare earths project
After completing the required heritage clearance survey, and securing a reverse circulation (RC) drill rig for its maiden drill program at its Mt Maitland high-grade gold project in Western Australia, Red Mountain Mining is set to start drilling.
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Lynas production soars above COVID-19, price challenges
Lynas Corporation has delivered a significant jump in its production of neodymium-praseodymium (NdPr) and rare earth oxides (REO) amid volatile prices during the September quarter.
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Geologists uncover secrets of predicting rare earth deposits
A team of researchers from the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom have discovered a new hypothesis to predict where rare earth elements neodymium and dysprosium can be found.
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Northern Minerals targets 20-plus year mine life at Browns Range
Northern Minerals has set its sights on extending the life of the Browns Range rare earths project in Western Australia by more than 20 years.
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Iluka to become WA rare earths producer
Iluka Resources has completed the first phase of its diversification into a rare earths producer in Western Australia.
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