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Heavy rare earths to flow soon in east Kimberley

MINING contractor MACA has been able to improve the initial design and scheduling at the Browns Range heavy rare earths mine in Western Australia’s east Kimberley, to get an extra 20,000t.

Karma Barndon
MACA has been able to add 20,000t to the ore expected at Browns Range.

MACA has been able to add 20,000t to the ore expected at Browns Range.

The original plan had called for 180,000t to be mined. With MACA’s improvements that rises to 200,000t. The first shipment of modular components and equipment for the process pilot plant is arriving...

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