19/04/2017 - 08:34

Northern Minerals board approves $56m rare earths mine in W.A

19/04/2017 - 08:34

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Northern Minerals will build Australia’s first heavy rare earths mine at Browns Range in WA after board approval this week for the $56 million development. The mine will be a pilot project operating at about 10% of the scale of a proposed full scale development and will focus on production of “Dysprosium”, a key component of permanent magnets used in large electric motors.

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