source:Mining Technology-Australian mining firm Alkane Resources is moving closer towards the development of its Dubbo project in New South Wales (NSW) after receiving Export Finance Australia’s (EFA) interest in financing the project.The Dubbo mine is a proposed open-cut mine located near Toongi village, which is about 25km south of Dubbo, NSW.Covering an area of approximately 45ha, the project will recover resources such as zirconium, hafnium, niobium, tantalum, yttrium and rare earth elements. It is projected to have a mine life of over 75 years.According to Alkane, EFA’s financial support ...
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source:MINING.comAustralian gold producer and rare earths developer Alkane Resources (ASX: ALK) is a step closer to developing its Dubbo project after Australia’s export credit agency (EFA), confirmed its interest in financing the proposed mine.Dubbo, located in central New South Wales, is an advanced polymetallic project with large in-ground resources of zirconium, hafnium, niobium, yttrium and rare earths.Due to the size of the resource, the mine is expected to process up to 1 million tonnes of ore per year over a period of more than 75 years.“After extensive engagement with the Australian g...
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source:Lab Manager Magazine-Scientists have created new superconducting compounds of hydrogen and praseodymium, a rare-earth metal, one substance being quite a surprise from the perspective of classical chemistry. The study helped find the optimal metals for room-temperature superconductors. The results were published in Science Advances. A theory that has evolved in the past 15 years assumes that hydrogen compounds (hydrides) can make excellent superconductors, that is, substances which have zero electrical resistance when cooled down to a certain temperature and are capable of carrying ...
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source:Proactive Investors Australia-The company has been operating in Greenland for more than a decade and is well-positioned to become a globally significant supplier of rare earth materials critical to electrification of transport systems and energy efficiency through rare earth magnets.Greenland Minerals Limited (ASX:GGG) has achieved advanced permitting status at its 100%-owned Kvanefjeld Rare Earths Project and, with the support of major shareholder Shenghe Resources Holding Co Ltd (SHA:600392), is well on the way towards commercial development.The company expects its environmental impac...
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