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Rare earths processing facility, Canada

4th September 2020

By: Sheila Barradas

Creamer Media Research Coordinator & Senior Deputy Editor

     

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Name of the Project
Rare earths processing facility.

Location
The project will be located in Saskatchewan, Canada.

Project Owner/s
The facility will be owned and operated by the Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC).

Project Description
Canada has some of the largest resources of rare-earth elements (REEs) in the world, estimated at more than 15-million tonnes of rare-earth oxides.

The project will be the first of its kind in Canada.

The conversion of REE ore to individual REE products is done in two main stages – concentrating the ore to mixed REE carbonate, and converting the mixed REE carbonate to commercial pure-grade REEs, which is the more complex separation stage.

Potential Job Creation
Not stated.

Net Present Value/Internal Rate of Return
Not stated.

Capital Expenditure
C$31-million.

Planned Start/End Date
The facility is expected to be fully operational in late 2022, with construction starting in the second half of 2020.

Latest Developments
None stated.

Key Contracts, Suppliers and Consultants
None stated.

Contact Details for Project Information
SRC, tel +1 306 933 5400.

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