Arafura Resources will, in the next few years, become a long-term supplier of rare earth oxides, phosphate acid, uranium oxide and gypsum from its 100%-owned Nolans Project.

The Nolans Project comprises operations at two sites within Australia:

• the Nolans Bore Mine in the Northern Territory; and
• the Whyalla Rare Earths Complex in South Australia.

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The project is underpinned by a world-class rare earths deposit which has sufficient resources to support mining and chemical processing operations for at least 20 years. Annual production will be 20,000 tonnes of rare earth oxides from the Whyalla Rare Earths Complex, equivalent to about 10% of the world’s supply.

Rare earths provide environmentally friendly solutions through an array of applications aimed at achieving energy efficiency, and in developing green technologies. They are also in increasing demand worldwide for use in devices that are central to our modern lifestyle.

Arafura’s Nolans Project is a long-term resource development, with the Whyalla complex representing a very substantial value-add component. The production of rare earths from Nolans is an exciting new and important industry for Australia.

A bankable feasibility study is now in full swing, with comprehensive work streams progressing at both the Nolans Bore Mine and Whyalla Rare Earths Complex sites.