A new rare earths mining project in Western Australia is going to begin development soon as the Commonwealth Environmental Approval has been granted to Hastings Technology Metals for its Yangibana project. 

“We have now received all material approvals (i.e. land tenure, Native Title Agreement, State and Commonwealth Environmental Permits) required for the development of the Yangibana Rare Earths Project. This environmental permit complements the State approval received in August 2019. Both approvals demonstrate confidence by State and Commonwealth governments that the Project can be implemented in an environmentally sound manner,” Hastings Technology Metals Executive Chairman Charles Lew said. 

The permit granted is subject to strict conditions, including validation of the groundwater model during the mine’s construction phase, an ecohydrological model as well as development of a groundwater dependent ecosystem monitoring program. 

Project location (source: Hastings Technology Metals)

The Yangibana Rare Earths Project is in the State’s Gascoyne region, approximately 270 kilometres east north-east of Carnarvon. 

The project will include the development of five open pit mines, groundwater abstraction, on-site ore processing, construction of tailing storage facilities as well as delivery of supporting infrastructure including access and haul roads, accommodation facilities, administration buildings and an airstrip. 

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Source: Hastings Technology Metals (1, 2); Australian Mining; Mining Weekly; Kitco