Australian Firm Produces Heavy Rare Earth, in First Outside China

Little-known Aussie company takes on China in rare minerals trade war

The brutal trade war between China and the United States has hit a number of industries, but 31 critical minerals, including rare earth elements, were exempted from the tariffs.

Australian firm produces heavy rare earth, in first outside China

Beijing has banned the export of processing technology that could help rival nations, and has been accused of using state-imposed quotas to control supply.

Australian firm produces heavy rare earth, first outside China

Australian firm Lynas Rare Earths says it has become the first commercial producer outside China of heavy rare earths, used in an array of renewable energy technologies.

Lynas Rare Earths Achieves First Production of Dysprosium Oxide

Lynas Rare Earths Ltd (ASX:LYC | OTC:LYSDY) has announced first production of Dysprosium Oxide (Dy) at its plant in Malaysia. This achievement makes Lynas the first producer of ‘heavy’ rare earths outside of China, marking a key milestone in the rare earths industry. The heavy rare earths separation circuit was initially commissioned during the March quarter, with first production of DY expected in May. This is to be followed by Terbium (Tb) in …

Latest test results favourable for Sybella processing

Leach tests on samples from Red Metal’s Sybella rare earth project in North-West Queensland continue to build the case for a low-cost processing pathway.The company today shared news on bottle roll pH optimisation leach tests on air core and RC percussion drill chip samples from the project’s eastern Kary zone.Favourable magnet rare earth oxide (MREO) […] Thank-you for your interest in iQ Industry Queensland. We invite you to purchase a…

Lynas Rare Earths from Australia became the first producer of so-called rare land "greens" outside China. The announcement was made by the officials of the company on Friday, when they discovered a historic premium: have...