Hastings' Yangibana rare earth plant plans approved
2021-10-28 13:36:32 [Print]
Australian-based Hastings Technology Metals has received environmental approval from the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment for a hydrometallurgical plant in Western Australia's Gascoyne region.
The Onslow rare earths plant will be constructed at the Ashburton Northern Strategic Industrial Area (ANSIA), 250 kilometres southwest of Dampier, to streamline processing of rare earths oxide concentrate from the company's undeveloped Yangibana project.
The company said, "The Commonwealth environmental approval will allow Hastings to construct the Onslow rare earths plant for a full production rate of 15,000 tonnes of MREC (mixed rare earths carbonate) per annum, unlocking the high-quality and praseodymium concentrate-rich rare earths carbonate that we will produce at Yangibana."
Construction of the Onslow plant will begin in 2022, after early works at Yangibana have been completed, with first MREC forecast for production in early 2024.
The Onslow rare earths plant will be constructed at the Ashburton Northern Strategic Industrial Area (ANSIA), 250 kilometres southwest of Dampier, to streamline processing of rare earths oxide concentrate from the company's undeveloped Yangibana project.
The company said, "The Commonwealth environmental approval will allow Hastings to construct the Onslow rare earths plant for a full production rate of 15,000 tonnes of MREC (mixed rare earths carbonate) per annum, unlocking the high-quality and praseodymium concentrate-rich rare earths carbonate that we will produce at Yangibana."
Construction of the Onslow plant will begin in 2022, after early works at Yangibana have been completed, with first MREC forecast for production in early 2024.
PrNd Oxide Pr6O11 25%, Nd2O3 75% EXW China
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China's praseodymium-neodymium oxide producers' inventory to production ratio statistics by province by month
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