Lindian Resources’ giant Kangankunde rare earths project in Malawi is being progressed as one of the world’s next major monazite concentrate and mixed rare earth carbonate supply sources. Lindian Resources (ASX: LIN) has successfully ticked off another key technical milestone for its Kangankunde rare earths project in Malawi. Metallurgical testwork by the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) independently validated the company’s full downstream p

Lindian Resources’ drill rig working on the blast hole pattern in the company’s Kangankunde stage-one open pit. Lindian Resources (ASX: LIN) has moved from builder to miner at its giant Kangankunde rare earths project in Malawi after firing the operation’s first production blast to start active mining. The milestone takes the company another step along its path from project developer to rare earths producer, with first output still scheduled for the December quarter.

Lindian Resources proposed processing plant layout for the company’s massive Kangankunde rare earths project in Malawi. Lindian Resources (ASX: LIN) is establishing a regional office in the global commodity trading hub of Singapore to manage its international sales, marketing and logistics as it charges towards becoming a rare earths producer. The company says the move to bring its marketing functions in-house is a direct response to “unparalleled demand” for its future

Production drilling rig at Kangankunde's stage one pit marks a key mining-readiness milestone as Lindian shifts the giant Malawian rare earths project from construction towards production. Lindian Resources (ASX: LIN) is rapidly transforming its giant Kangankunde project in Malawi from a construction site into an operating rare earths mine, with key milestones now ticked off, bringing it to the final run before commissioning and production. With the haul road to the sta

Lindian Resources mining and construction crew on site next to an owner-operator mining fleet at its Kangankunde rare earths project in Malawi. Lindian Resources (ASX: LIN)looks to be charging towards the finish line at its world-class Kangankunde rare earths project in Malawi, with the company on schedule to hit first production in the final quarter of this year. In a comprehensive construction update, the company confirmed plant commissioning is targeted for October,

Lindian Resources is locking in its downstream strategy with a state-backed sulphuric acid supply deal for its Sareco rare earths plant in Kazakhstan. Credit: File Lindian Resources (ASX: LIN) has moved to bulletproof the downstream strategy for its 51 per cent-owned Sareco mixed rare earths concentrate facility in Kazakhstan, securing a long-term, low-cost domestic supply of sulphuric acid just as global markets prepare for a massive supply shock. The company has established

Lindian Resources’ new Komatsu D155AX bulldozer arriving on-site in January. Credit: File Lindian Resources (ASX: LIN) has locked in a shrewd local funding boost for its Kangankunde rare earths project in Malawi, with NBS Bank approving a US$11.635M (A$16.62M) composite facility to help smooth out its development run towards production. The funding package includes US$4.635M (A$6.62M) in equipment finance over five years and US$7M (A$10M) in working capital over three years.

Lindian Resources’ Kangankunde mine overview in Malawi showing its Pit 1 access and haul road infrastructure, the development of which – along with all other earthmoving and transport - is heavily reliant on secure fuel availability. Credit: File Lindian Resources (ASX: LIN) has added another layer of cost certainty to the company’s giant Kangankunde rare earths project in Malawi, locking in diesel pricing as it pushes through construction and commissioning ahead of first pro

Lindian Resources has landed a fresh $100 million from a placement to fully fund its Kangankunde rare earths project in Malawi and its Kazakhstan processing facility through to production.

External view of Lindian Resources’ newly completed Tipume workforce accommodation camp at the company’s Kangankunde rare earths project in Malawi. Credit: File Lindian Resources (ASX: LIN) has ticked off another key milestone at its Kangankunde rare earths project in Malawi, East Africa, with its Tipume accommodation camp now officially open and operational. The completion of permanent on‑site accommodation clears a key logistical hurdle for the project, allowing for a cont

This week’s Bulls N’ Bears ASX Runner of the Week is… OD6 Metals. Credit: Bulls N' Bears/File It’s probably not a great thing that, despite war breaking out between the United States and Iran, it almost feels familiar at this stage. March has dawned and the long-simmering showdown finally boiled over last weekend. The US and Israel unleashed Operation Epic Fury on the Islamic Republic of Iran and, within the first day, had taken out the head of the snake, assassinating the op

Lindian executive chairman Robert Martin and executive director Zac Komur with Vladimir Fedotov at the SARECO plant in Kazakhstan. Credit: File Lindian Resources (ASX: LIN) has pulled off a rare coup in the rare earths game, securing a fully built downstream cracking plant for a price tag that barely registers against the sector’s usual half-billion-dollar build costs. Not surprisingly, Lindian soared as the market voiced its approval, with the company’s share price up as mu

Lindian Resources’ Kangankunde rare earths project in Malawi. Credit: File Australia’s National Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) has independently tested representative samples of monazite concentrate from Lindian Resources’ (ASX: LIN) Kangankunde rare earths project in Malawi and determined it is exempt from radioactive transport classification under the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) SSR-6 framework. ANSTO’s high-resolution gamma spectrometr

Lindian Resources proposed processing plant layout for the company’s massive Kangankunde rare earths project in Malawi. Credit: File As rare earths projects move into the gritty reality of construction and commissioning, execution becomes everything. And with that in mind, Lindian Resources (ASX: LIN) has appointed seasoned veteran Cliff Webster as technical manager to help drive delivery at its flagship Kangankunde rare earths project in Malawi. The hire comes at a pivotal m

Diamond drilling underway at Lindian’s Kangankunde rare earth project. Credit: File Lindian Resources (ASX: LIN) has moved decisively into the next phase of growth at its Kangankunde rare earths project in Malawi, kicking off a stage two resource definition and geotechnical drilling program aimed squarely at lifting scale, confidence and potential mine life. The aggressive campaign is designed to convert approximately 20–40 million tonnes of existing inferred resource materia

Lindian Resources’ Kangankunde mining team with owner-operated machinery on site. Credit: File Lindian Resources (ASX: LIN) has kicked its Kangankunde rare earths project in Malawi into full execution mode, locking in critical long-lead processing gear as construction crews press ahead across multiple work fronts. The company says procurement of critical plant items, including the SAG mill, thickener and flocculation plant, shaking tables and belt filters, has materially str

Lindian Resources executive chairman Robert Martin, executive director Zac Komur and the Hon. Bright Msaka SC with students of the Kangankunde Primary School and members of the local community. Credit: File Lindian Resources (ASX: LIN) has continued to build strong community foundations alongside of development of its Kangankunde rare earths mine in Malawi. The company has launched Project Early Learning, designed to support access to safe, inclusive and supportive early educ

Mining fleet arriving on site at Lindian Resources’ Kangankunde rare earths project in Malawi. Credit: File Budding rare earths miner Lindian Resources (ASX: LIN) has moved a step closer to production after taking stock of its mining fleet at the company’s Kangankunde project in Malawi. The fleet, made up of a dozer, excavators, wheel loaders, a grader, articulated dump trucks and a drill rig, forms a core pillar of the company’s owner-operator mining model and will underpin

Lindian Resources has awarded the design and construction contract for its Kangankunde rare earths plant in Malawi, de-risking delivery as optimisation lifts project economics.

Lindian Resources’ staff on site at the company’s Kangankunde rare earths project in Malawi. Credit: File Lindian Resources (ASX: LIN) has shifted its Kangankunde rare earths project into high gear after awarding all major non-process infrastructure (NPI) contracts, clearing the decks ahead of full-scale mine construction in Malawi. The move comes after the company took full ownership of its giant rare-earth deposit earlier in the week, having paid US$10 million to exercise a