rare earths

Geoscience Australia has reported significant increases in Australia’s inventories of critical mineral resources. 

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.

Iluka Resources’ Eneabba rare earths project in Western Australia is developing nicely with phase two of the project in progress.

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.

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.

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.

Hastings Technology Metals has begun site works on its Yangibana rare earths project in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia.

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.

The Australian Government has announced a $190 million investment plan for northern Australia to grow business opportunities in the region, including critical minerals development.

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.

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.

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.

Australian miners are making moves on rare earths projects as the commodity gains momentum driven by demand from the electric vehicle (EV) market.

Lynas Corporation has inked an agreement with the United States Government to build a light rare earths separation plant in Texas.

Heavy rare earth producers are enjoying significant price gains brought about by global trade tensions between the United States and China.

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.

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.

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.  

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.

Iluka Resources has completed the first phase of its diversification into a rare earths producer in Western Australia.