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

Lindian Resources modern project camp is currently under construction at its giant Kangankunde rare earths project in Malawi Lindian Resources Limited (ASX: LIN) has taken full control of its Kangankunde rare earths project in the African nation of Malawi after making an early payment of the final US$10 million (A$15M) tranche to acquire the remaining 33 per cent interest in the project from Malawian vendor Rift Valley Resource Developments Limited (RVRD). The transaction no

Lindian Resources has commenced a diamond-drilling program at its high-grade North Knoll rare-earth prospect, which forms part of the company’s world-class Kangankunde project in Malawi. Credit: File Lindian Resources (ASX: LIN) has kicked off a first-pass diamond drilling campaign at the company’s exciting North Knoll rare earths prospect in Malawi. The target, which returned rock chip assays of up to 7.15 per cent total rare earths (TREOs) in earlier testing, is one of sev

Lindian Resources mixed rare earth carbonate (MREC) produced from Kangankunde monazite concentrate in Malawi. Credit: File Lindian Resources (ASX: LIN) has delivered a major downstream step for its Kangankunde rare earths project in Malawi, with Australia’s national nuclear science agency (ANSTO) confirming its monazite ore feed cracks cleanly to a premium mixed rare earth carbonate (MREC) grading 54 per cent total rare earths oxide concentrate (TREO) and carrying an elite 2

Lindian Resources’ rendition of individual accommodation houses designed to provide a safe and comfortable living environment for the Kangankunde workforce. Credit: File Lindian Resources’ (ASX: LIN) has kicked off construction of its Tipume accommodation village at the company’s world-class Kangankunde rare earths project in Malawi, representing an important development milestone along the pathway to construction. Kangankunde is a world class rare earths project that boasts