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Message par energy_isere » 30 avr. 2023, 11:45

Un nouveau prospect en Australie :
High-grade Rare Earth Discovery at Alford East Project, South Australia

By NS Energy Staff Writer 27 Apr 2023

A REE review has revealed that eight out of nine of the 2021 diamond drill holes intersected wide zones of highly enriched REE’s in kaolin altered, copper rich oxide zones of IOCG style mineralisation.

The directors of Thor Energy Plc (“Thor” or the “Company”) (AIM, ASX: THR, OTCQB: THORF) are pleased to announce new Rare Earth Element (REE) drill results from a review of the previously announced 2021 Copper and Gold drilling at the Alford East Project, South Australia (SA).

• A REE review has revealed that eight out of nine of the 2021 diamond drill holes intersected wide zones of highly enriched REE’s in kaolin altered, copper rich oxide zones of IOCG style mineralisation.

• Mineralisation is open over a ~5km trend as none of the remaining historical drilling at Alford East, to the best of the companies knowledge, has ever been assayed for REE’s.

I am absolutely delighted to report these thick zones of shallow, high-grade REE intercepts, found to be associated with oxide copper-gold mineralisation at the Alford East Project.

This batch of results compares very favourably in terms of depth, thickness and grade to its peer group in the fledgling Australian REE sector.

Importantly, this discovery has significant potential to be a large deposit based on the ~5km lateral extent of the north-south trending, structurally controlled troughs hosting IOCG mineralisation. It is promising that aside from the nine 2021 diamond drill holes reported today, none of the other historic drilling at Alford East is known to have ever been assayed for REE content.

Priority drill programme design is underway in conjunction with detailed geochemical reviews of the historic drilling, along with further studies on the nature of the REE mineralisation encountered to date.

– Managing Director Nicole Galloway Warland
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Message par energy_isere » 30 avr. 2023, 11:50

Le project Donald en Australie (rien à voir avec une prochaine candidature du Trump !) estime l étude de faisabilité definitive à 240 millions de dollars. Décision d'investissement à prendre en Q1 2024.

Astron estimates capex of $240m for Phase 1 of Donald rare earth project

By NS Energy Staff Writer 26 Apr 2023

According to the DFS, the project is expected to annually produce 7200 tonnes of rare earth elements concentrate and 228,700 tonnes of heavy mineral concentrate containing final product equivalents of 42,500 tonnes of zircon and 152,000 tonnes of titania


Australia-based mining firm Astron said that phase 1 of its Donald rare earth and minerals sands project in Victoria, Australia will involve an overall estimated capital expenditure (capex) of A$364m ($240.32m), based on the findings of a definitive feasibility study (DFS).

According to the DFS, the project is expected to annually produce 7,200 tonnes of rare earth elements concentrate and 228,700 tonnes of heavy mineral concentrate containing final product equivalents of 42,500 tonnes of zircon and 152,000 tonnes of titania.

The critical minerals mining and production company said that the Donald project has more than 2,634 million tonnes of mineral resources at 4.4% heavy mineral grade.

It includes two adjoining deposits, the Donald deposit, which constitutes the area covered by MIN5532 and RL2002 and the Jackson deposit (RL2003).

The Donald project’s phase 1 development is located in MIN5532, which has around 17% of the overall mineral resource of the project.

Astron said that the operating life of the rare earth and minerals sands project is anticipated to be 41.5 years.

In addition, the DFS estimates a post-tax net present value (NPV) of A$852m ($562.5m) and an after-tax internal rate of return of 25.8% with a payback period of 3.75 years.

The company expects to take a final investment decision (FID) on the Donald project in Q1 2024 and the first production from the project is anticipated in the second half of 2025.

Prior to FID, Astron will focus on final project approvals, project financing, front-end engineering design and off-take agreements for the project’s phase 1 forecast production.

Astron managing director Tiger Brown said: “The project has been designed to be expandable, through higher production and downstream processing, funded from operational cash flows.

“The extended evaluation period for the project has meant that detailed evaluation and de-risking work has been undertaken, while advanced regulatory approvals and strong community support have been secured.

“The project is expected to enter the market at a time when the supply of the high-value products of premium zircon and higher titanium dioxide ilmenite, is challenged, based on the maturation of the mainstays of historical supply.”

Phase 2 operations of the Donald rare earth project are subject to additional permitting requirements and market conditions.

Construction for Phase 2 is scheduled to begin in Q1 2029, with commissioning expected in Q3 2030.
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Message par energy_isere » 30 avr. 2023, 11:58

un projet de Terres rares au Brésil : le Caldeira REE project Programme de forages en cours.
Meteoric Resources adds 21 more licences to Caldeira REE project
By NS Energy Staff Writer 24 Apr 2023
The licences to be added span 49km² and increase the total area covered by Meteoric Resources in the REE province by 40% to 172km²
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Message par energy_isere » 06 mai 2023, 09:43

suite de ce post du 29 avril 2023 viewtopic.php?p=2368335#p2368335
Tanzanie : Peak Rare Earths mobilise 27,5 millions de dollars pour lancer les travaux préliminaires à la mine Ngualla

Agence Ecofin 02 mai 2023

Pour entrer dans le cercle des producteurs mondiaux de terres rares, la Tanzanie fonde de grands espoirs sur son partenariat avec Peak sur le projet Ngualla. La société s’active pour respecter son calendrier de développement, avec une entrée en production prévue pour 2025.

Les premiers travaux prévus par la compagnie Peak Rare Earths pour pouvoir prendre une décision finale d’investissement à sa mine tanzanienne Ngualla devraient commencer bientôt. Après l’annonce lundi d’une levée de fonds de 27,5 millions de dollars australiens (18,4 millions USD) par le biais d’un placement en deux tranches, la société indique disposer de suffisamment de fonds pour lancer lesdits travaux.

Alors qu’elle a récemment signé avec le gouvernement tanzanien un accord-cadre et obtenu un permis d’exploitation minière spéciale pour le projet Ngualla, Peak veut concentrer ses efforts sur les travaux d’ingénierie de base et de conception.

La compagnie basée en Australie prévoit aussi de finaliser les négociations pour des accords contraignants de prélèvement portant sur la production future, mais également d’avancer dans les discussions sur le financement du projet.

« Le soutien manifesté par les institutions pour ce placement témoigne du travail important entrepris par la société pour réduire les risques de développement et confirme la nature de classe mondiale du projet Ngualla qui est l’un des projets de terres rares non développés les plus avancés au monde », a commenté Russell Scrimshaw, président exécutif de la société.

Selon une étude de faisabilité bancable actualisée publiée en octobre 2022, la mine Ngualla devrait produire annuellement 16 200 tonnes de concentré de terres rares sur une durée de vie de 24 ans. Le capital initial nécessaire au développement du projet est estimé à 321 millions $. Une fois opérationnelle, Ngualla devrait générer un chiffre d’affaires annuel de 538 millions $ et un EBITDA annuel de 448 millions $.
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Message par energy_isere » 07 mai 2023, 10:36

Annonce d'un très gros dépôt de terres rares et très concentrées dans le Wyoming. Pourrait faire une mine de classe mondiale.
Major Deposits of Magnetic Rare Earth Elements Discovered at Ramaco Resources Mine in Wyoming

By NS Energy Staff Writer 04 May 2023

Mine May Be United States' Largest Unconventional Deposit of REE Elements Considered Vital to Nation’s Strategic Defense and Energy Transition

In association with researchers from the Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (“NETL”) and analysts at mining consultancy Weir International, metallurgical coal producer Ramaco Resources, Inc. (“Ramaco”-NASDAQ: METC) today released an independent Exploration Target report with technical assessment of rare earth elements (“REE”) found at its Brook Mine in Wyoming.

Following eighteen months of extensive core drilling and independent chemical analysis, NETL researchers and Ramaco now believe that the Brook Mine property contains perhaps the largest unconventional deposit of REEs discovered in the United States.

In particular, the mine ranks among the highest relative concentrations yet discovered of magnetic REEs (“MREE”) such as “heavy” REEs Terbium and Dysprosium, as well as lighter REEs such as Neodymium and Praseodymium. Initial estimates are that approximately 28% of deposit concentrations may be in the form of MREEs.

NETL analysis shows that core samples from the Brook Mine represent highly promising, world-class MREE and HREE accumulations. These deposits contain these valuable REEs on par with conventional REE deposits, but with much less of the low-value lanthanum and cerium that must be removed by separations. Based on this data, the Brook Mine could rank among the more promising deposits on a worldwide basis, including Chinese HREE deposits.

A copy of Weir International’s Exploration Target report and a shareholder letter on the discovery from Ramaco CEO and Chairman Randall Atkins can be found at www.ramacoresources.com. Exhibits from the report are also included in this release.

There is currently only one active mine for magnetic REEs in the United States, located near the Mojave Desert in California. Magnetic REE materials are used in electric vehicle motors, advanced military technology, medical devices, and much more.

The Brook Mine comprises over 15,800 acres outside of Sheridan, Wyoming, one of the largest privately controlled mineral reserves in the Western United States. Roughly 4,500 acres were permitted for mining in 2020, which is where the initial assessment program has been conducted. Mining at the Brook Mine could begin as early as the fourth quarter of 2023, following additional mining development and assessment. The additional 11,300 acres will be also assessed and could provide opportunity to increase the scale of the overall development in the future.
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Message par energy_isere » 07 mai 2023, 10:40

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Hastings awards EPC contract for Yangibana rare earths project to GRES (Australia)

By NS Energy Staff Writer 03 May 2023

GRES will design and construct the Yangibana plant, including engineering, manufacture, supply, installation, commissioning, and testing of the facility with a capacity of one million tonnes per annum and a rare earth concentrate output capacity of 35,000 tonnes per annum

Australian rare earths company Hastings Technology Metals has signed a binding terms sheet with GR Engineering Services (GRES) for the development of the Yangibana rare earths project.

The terms of the $210m contract outline key aspects of the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) works related to the beneficiation plant and related infrastructure.

GRES will design and construct the Yangibana plant, including engineering, manufacture, supply, installation, commissioning, and testing of the facility, within 18 months.

The plant will be designed to have a feed capacity of one million tonnes per annum and a rare earth concentrate output capacity of 35,000 tonnes per annum.
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Message par energy_isere » 07 mai 2023, 11:37

Le Vietnam a fortement augmenté sa production de terres rares de 400 tonnes en 2021 à 4 300 tonnes en 2022.
Vietnam boosts rare earths output by tenfold – data

Reuters | May 5, 2023

Vietnam’s mined output of rare earths soared tenfold last year, US data showed, as global firms have flocked to the Southeast Asian country with the world’s second largest estimated deposits to reduce reliance on China for the key industrial metals.


Past attempts to build up Vietnam’s rare earth industry have stuttered due to falling prices and regulatory hurdles, but growing sales of electric vehicles (EVs) and firms’ efforts to diversify their suppliers has revived interest in Vietnam.

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Australian Strategic Materials Ltd (ASM) said on Monday that it would buy 100 tonnes of rare earth oxides this year from Vietnam Rare Earth Co and is looking for a longer term supply agreement.

ASM said a longer-term agreement with the Vietnamese firm, which is ultimately owned by China’s government, would provide it with a multi-source feedstock option and additional supply security for its processing plant in South Korea.

Rare earths are a group of elements that have applications in electronics manufacturing and batteries, making them important for the global transition towards cleaner sources of energy and in defence.

Vietnam’s rare earth mine production jumped to 4,300 tonnes last year from 400 tonnes in 2021, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), a government agency.

Its output is a tiny fraction of the amount top producers mined last year. China, the world’s biggest producer, mined 210,000 tonnes in 2022, the United States 43,000 tonnes and Australia 18,000 tonnes.

But Vietnam’s estimated reserves of 22 million tonnes are half of China’s and larger than any other country, according to USGS. Its output growth last year, which turned it into the world’s sixth biggest producer up from 10th in 2021, may signal a turning point in the exploitation of its resources.

It was also the only major Southeast Asian producer to boost output last year, with its larger regional competitors Myanmar and Thailand reporting lower production, USGS data showed.

The main beneficiary of the increased production in Vietnam appears to be China, the world’s largest auto and EV market and also a major global manufacturing hub for electronic goods such as smartphones.

China’s customs data show a doubling of imports from Vietnam of rare earth elements (REEs) and other concentrates that usually contain the strategic metals to nearly 12,000 tonnes last year.

What quantity of the imports were processed rare earths and unprocessed ores was unclear.

Vietnam also imports rare earths for processing and re-exporting.

Vietnam’s “REE-processing infrastructure is rather advanced, and does process not only domestic REE-resources,” Per Kalvig, a researcher at Denmark’s Center for Minerals and Materials (MiMa), said.

He said Vietnam was one of the world’s biggest importers of raw rare earths compounds in 2021.

Vietnam’s industry ministry and Vietnam Rare Earth did not reply to requests for comment.
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Message par energy_isere » 07 mai 2023, 11:43

la page 2023 Rare Earth de l'USGS : https://pubs.usgs.gov/periodicals/mcs20 ... earths.pdf

Mentionne bien l'augmentation de production du Vietnam et viens donc dépasser la Russie et l'Inde.

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Message par energy_isere » 13 mai 2023, 09:34

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Afrique du Sud : Rainbow lève des fonds pour son projet de terres rares Phalaborwa

Agence Ecofin 9 mai 2023

Le Burundi est devenu en 2017 le premier producteur africain de terres rares, grâce à un partenariat avec Rainbow Rare Earths. Gitega a cependant interrompu les activités à la mine en 2021, ce qui a incité la société à accélérer le développement de son autre projet de terres en Afrique du Sud.

Rainbow Rare Earths a annoncé le 8 mai un placement privé de 72 452 846 nouvelles actions ordinaires, afin de lever 7,52 millions de livres sterling (9,48 millions $). Soutenu par deux actionnaires de la société, TechMet Limited et Pella Ventures Limited, cette levée de fonds permettra à la compagnie de couvrir ses besoins de financement courants jusqu’à la fin du premier trimestre 2024 et de financer le développement du projet de terres rares Phalaborwa en Afrique du Sud.

À Phalaborwa, il s’agit d’achever l’exploitation de l’usine pilote qui permettra de produire de l’oxyde de terres rares dans le but de négocier avec de potentiels acheteurs des accords d’écoulement de la future production. Une partie des fonds servira aussi à finaliser l’étude de faisabilité définitive.

« Phalaborwa offre la possibilité d’accélérer la production des quatre éléments de terres rares les plus importants sur le plan économique, qui sont utilisés pour fabriquer les aimants permanents indispensables aux éoliennes, aux véhicules électriques », rappelle Brian Menell, PDG de TechMet.

Selon une évaluation économique préliminaire publiée en octobre 2022, le projet Phalaborwa peut rapporter 3,6 milliards $ sur une durée de vie de la mine de plus de 14 ans. La production sur la période est attendue à 26 208 tonnes d’oxydes de terres rares séparées.
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Message par energy_isere » 28 mai 2023, 11:27

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Defense Metals closes $9.17m placement to advance Wicheeda REE project
The company has offered RCF Opps II the right to take part in subsequent equity or debt fundings on a pro rata basis.


May 26, 2023

Discovery Group subsidiary Defense Metals has completed a C$12.5m ($9.17m) private placement to develop its Wicheeda rare earth elements (REE) project in Canada.
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Message par energy_isere » 10 juin 2023, 10:19

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Afrique du Sud : l’usine pilote du projet de terres rares Phalaborwa entrera en service au troisième trimestre 2023

Agence Ecofin 6 juin 2023

La demande mondiale de terres rares devrait rester sur une pente ascendante jusqu’à la fin de la décennie, portée par les besoins des industries liées à la transition énergétique, notamment les éoliennes et les véhicules électriques. Plusieurs projets miniers africains peuvent aider à y répondre.

En Afrique du Sud, Rainbow Rare Earths compte produire au troisième trimestre le premier sulfate mixte de terres rares obtenu depuis le projet Phalaborwa. C’est ce qu’a annoncé la compagnie minière dans un communiqué en date du mardi 6 juin, précisant que l’usine pilote permettant d’arriver à un tel résultat vient de démarrer ses opérations.

L’usine pilote est située à Johannesburg, hébergée dans les installations du Council for Mineral Technology (Mintek), une société de traitement de minerais et de métallurgie. La production de l’usine comprendra des quantités économiques de quatre des éléments de terres rares les plus importants, en l’occurrence le néodyme et le praséodyme, le dysprosium et le terbium, tous utilisés pour fabriquer les aimants permanents qu’on retrouve dans les véhicules électriques ou les éoliennes.

Phalaborwa positionnera ainsi Rainbow comme un producteur à court terme de terres rares magnétiques. La production de l’usine pilote sud-africaine sera expédiée dans une autre usine aux États-Unis pour subir un traitement supplémentaire permettant d’obtenir des oxydes de terres rares magnétiques séparés.

« L’entreprise deviendrait ainsi l’un des premiers producteurs d’oxydes de terres rares séparés aux États-Unis qui s’efforcent d’établir d’urgence une chaîne d’approvisionnement nationale en terres rares, compte tenu de l’importance de ces dernières pour la décarbonisation, la défense et d’autres produits stratégiques vitaux », explique George Bennett, PDG de Rainbow.

Le succès de cette phase pilote pourrait par ailleurs faciliter la mobilisation du financement en vue de construire la mine de Phalaborwa. Selon une évaluation économique préliminaire publiée en octobre 2022, le projet a la capacité de produire 26 208 tonnes d’oxydes de terres rares sur une durée de vie de 14,2 ans, grâce à un investissement initial d’environ 300 millions $.
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Message par energy_isere » 11 juin 2023, 11:14

suite de ce post du 20 nov 2009 viewtopic.php?p=258400#p258400 , qui est le premier post du fil ! (Ca traduit bien l'extrême ''lenteur'' de la prospection minière et de l'investissement associé)

Torngat Metals va construire une usine pilote de concentration de terres rares au projet Strange Lake dans le nord de Quebec.
Metso secures pilot processing contract for Canadian rare earth project
The company will pilot test and optimise processing solutions for the Strange Lake rare earth project.


June 6, 2023

Metso has received a contract for large-volume pilot-scale processing of ore from Torngat Metals’ Strange Lake rare earth deposit in Québec, Canada.

The contractual scope involves pilot testing of the beneficiation process using ore extracted from the project.

The partnership is key to optimising processing solutions at a large-volume scale pilot for the project.

It will facilitate the rapid commissioning of full-scale operations at the project to produce high-purity separated rare earth oxides.

The process uses advanced technologies such as X-ray sensor-based ore sorting, magnetic separation and flotation. These technologies are based on Metso’s proprietary technology.

Metso will conduct the pilot testing with support from GTK Mintec (Geological Survey of Finland) in Outokumpu, Finland.

Torngat Metals president and CEO Dirk Naumann said: “We are very pleased to expand this partnership with Metso, not only because of its world-leading mineral processing expertise and capabilities but also because of the values we share in our commitment to enabling sustainability and decarbonisation in our operations and in our communities.”

To be completed by the end of this year, the first phase of the pilot test work will produce a rare earth concentrate.

During the second phase, the rare earth concentrate will be used to scale up and optimise the process to produce a mixed rare earth solution.

The processing will be optimised by leveraging Metso’s expertise in the processing and purification of acid and heat-based minerals.

Furthermore, the company will provide production-scale engineering as well as technology and equipment to support future commercial operations with Torngat.

Metso Solutions sales director Koen Aberkrom said: “We are excited to work with Torngat on the Strange Lake rare earth project, which will help address the critical global supply gap with the most sustainable and forward-thinking approaches.”

Located in the Nunavik region of Québec, the Strange Lake project will produce high-purity, rare earth oxides for the manufacture of permanent magnets for electric motors in electric vehicles, wind turbines and other low-carbon technologies.
https://www.mining-technology.com/news/ ... h-project/

la page web sur le projet : https://torngatmetals.com/strange-lake/ mais on y apprend pas grand chose en fait.

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Message par energy_isere » 11 juin 2023, 12:06

prospect en Tasamanie : le projet Razorback
CopperCorp Awarded Razorback REE and Cu-Au Project in Tasmania, Australia with Historical Drilling Intercepts of 30.0m @ 2.1% TREO & 13.4m @ 1.6% Cu and 1.6 g/t Au

Vancouver, British Columbia–(Newsfile Corp. – June 6, 2023)

CopperCorp Resources Inc. is pleased to announce that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Georgina Resource Pty Ltd, has been named as the successful recipient for exploration licence EL8/2023 (the “Razorback Project”), located south of the Mt Lyell copper mine in western Tasmania, Australia (see Table 1 and Figure 1). The licence was awarded to the Company following its submission through the state’s Exploration Release Area (ERA) competitive application process.

CopperCorp considers the Razorback Project area to be highly prospective for primary rare earth element (REE) and iron oxide-copper-gold (IOCG) style Cu-Au mineralization based upon results of historical drilling within the project area, which include total rare earth oxide (TREO) intercepts of 30.0m @ 2.1% TREO (drillhole SDD005)1, and Cu-Au intercepts including 13.4m @ 1.6% Cu and 1.6g/t Au (drillhole JP2)2. Multiple areas with anomalous REE assays from surface rock chip sampling, including up to 16.2% TREO1, have received limited follow-up exploration, providing a significant opportunity for the Company to generate and develop new REE exploration targets.

The Razorback Project (EL8/2023) will add 171km2 in new mineral licence holdings to the Company’s 100%-owned AMC and Skyline projects in western Tasmania, bringing the total combined exploration licence holdings to 1,571 km2. The successful application will now move forward through the exploration licence grant process and a more detailed press release on the property will follow.
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Message par energy_isere » 25 juin 2023, 11:46

Une société en Irlande du Nord met au point une ligne pilote de recyclage de terres rares :
Ionic ramps up rare earth recycling

Robin Latchem – June 22, 2023

Northern Ireland clean tech company Ionic Technologies is backing the UK’s drive for more sustainable resources by unveiling a demonstration facility to produce 100% recycled rare earth oxides.

At its plant in Belfast, the company has developed a process to produce high purity rare earths suitable for use in high performance magnets. Ionic Technologies is a spinout from Queen’s University Belfast andwas acquired in 2022 by Australian multinational Ionic Rare Earths, a mineral exploration company. Nine months after receiving £1.72 million (EUR 2 million) in UK government support, the company has grown from a pilot to demonstration plant and has ambitions to scale up production and build a processing plant in the city, possibly creating 100 jobs.

Ionic Technologies general manager Thomas Kelly says: ‘We have produced over 5kg of rare earth oxides, including neodymium oxide and dysprosium oxide, at specification. This key production milestone confirms our capability as one of the UK’s foremost innovators in magnet recycling and a global leader in the advancement of this technology. Our patented process can provide a reliable UK supply chain source for rare earth elements, utilising existing end-of-life magnets and then create an opportunity for the UK to deliver these newly dubbed strategic materials to a global market.’

Kelly is confident that Ionic Technologies can rapidly deliver solutions to the dual challenges of developing a secure, reliable supply chain and demand growth significantly outstripping supply chain capacity. As the business expands, he anticipates recycling end-of-life wind turbines, used electric vehicle components and MRI equipment. ‘We are working with supply chain partners to establish resilient and secure networks of these critical components for the clean energy technologies vital to deliver the UK’s decarbonisation and net zero future.’

Tim Harrison, md of parent company Ionic Rare Earths adds: ‘Our Belfast-based UK facility is key to us harnessing our technology to accelerate our mining, refining and recycling of magnets and heavy rare earths which are critical for the energy transition, advanced manufacturing and defence.’
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Message par energy_isere » 25 juin 2023, 11:58

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Lynas obtient 13.5 millions de dollars de préts pour financer des process de traitement d' apatites contenant des terres rares.
Lynas Rare Earths obtains $13.5m grant from Australian Government
Lynas’ new method to process apatite-rich ores will help increase recovery of rare earth elements.

June 22, 2023

Perth-headquartered miner Lynas Rare Earths has secured a A$20m ($13.5m) grant from the Australian Government under the Modern Manufacturing Initiative – Manufacturing Integration Stream.

This grant will help Lynas develop new capabilities to process apatite-rich ores from Mt Weld in Western Australia.

The newly developed process contains two circuits for the removal of apatite.

With the grant, the company can partly finance the Apatite Leach Circuit to be located at Mt Weld.

Lynas’ subsidiary Mining developed the process in alliance with the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO).

The process to remove apatite mineral was developed with technical guidance from ANSTO’s Minerals unit.

Its Lucas Heights research facility in Sydney provided laboratory testing while the organisation will further support Lynas in implementing the project on a commercial scale.

The new circuits developed by Lynas are expected to increase recoveries of rare earth elements such as praseodymium, neodymium and dysprosium from Apatite-rich ores, which are inputs in key technologies that support global energy transition.

According to Lynas, this will meet the rising demand in North America, East Asia, and Europe.

The company plans to undertake the Apatite leach circuit project as part of the Mt Weld expansion. It is slated for completion by the end of next year.

Lynas CEO and managing director Amanda Lacaze said: “Lynas is delighted to receive this support from the Australian Government for the development of the Apatite Leach Circuit project at Mt Weld.

“It is very pleasing that this project will be undertaken in collaboration with ANSTO and with the involvement of students from Australian universities who are the future of the critical minerals industry.

“In addition to supporting the development of industry capability, the processing of apatite-rich ore will help to unlock additional value from the Mt Weld ore body with the goal of extending the operating life of both the mine at Mt Weld and the Lynas rare earths processing facility in Kalgoorlie.”
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