Arafura Rare Earths

Arafura Resources has appointed engineering and construction group KBR to manage development of its Nolans rare earths project in the Northern Territory.

Piedmont Lithium has launched a $29 million capital raising to advance its namesake project in the US, while Arafura Resources and Vimy Resources are raising funds to develop rare earth and uranium projects in Western Australia and the Northern Territory.

Arafura Resources is moving closer toward rare earth production, having secured funds to begin design and engineering works for its Nolans project in the Northern Territory.

Western Australian companies have won the lion's share of a $243 million critical minerals funding initiative from the federal government hoped to bolster domestic manufacturing.

ANALYSIS: The $243 million critical minerals package announced today adds to a seemingly neverending flow of federal government grants and cheap loans for commercial projects.

Iluka Resources plans to proceed with construction of Australia’s first fully-integrated rare earths refinery at Eneabba, with the federal government to provide most of the funding.

Arafura Resources has selected NAB and Societe Generale to lead a $US510 million debt raise for its Nolans rare earth project.

Critical minerals, downstream processing and government support are the key trends in the state’s mining project pipeline.

Arafura Resources shares are trading higher on the back of a new potential seven-year offtake deal with South Korean-based automotive business Hyundai.

Budding rare earths producer Arafura Resources has successfully tapped new and existing investors for $41.5 million for the Nolans project after shares were offered at a generous discount.

Arafura Rare Earths has negotiated a seven-year offtake deal with Hyundai and Kia Corporation to supply rare earth oxide from its Northern Territory project by as early as 2025.

Arafura Rare Earths says its Nolans project has the capacity to deliver strong financial returns after releasing a study with higher costs but increased revenue.

Matt Mckenzie and Jordan Murray debate the extent to which local and state governments should be spending public money to attract arts, sports and technology businesses.

Hancock Prospecting will take up a 10 per cent stake in Arafura Rare Earths via the ASX lister’s latest capital raising and another show of diversity for the Rinehart investment wheelhouse.

Arafura Rare Earths has signed with global wind turbine manufacturer Siemens Gamesa to supply at least 200 tonnes of minerals a year from its Nolans project.

The pipeline of big resources projects in WA increasingly features complex processing plants, despite a spate of large cost blowouts on projects currently under way.

WA produces a diverse array of minerals, yet one commodity dominates the sector.

A Canadian export credit agency has backed Arafura Rare Earths’ Nolans project, potentially funding up to $440 million towards the Northern Territory development.

Western Australia’s resources middle tier could be at the heart of $170 billion in GDP growth by 2040, but only if the nation acts on its critical minerals opportunities, according to PwC.

Arafura Rare Earths has appointed Darryl Cuzzubbo as the company's managing director and chief executive officer, effective immediately.

Backed by Western Australia’s richest person, Arafura Rare Earths has received a major $840 million finance package from the federal government for its Northern Territory project.

Gina Rinehart-backed Arafura Rare Earths has appointed Stuart MacNaughton as its chief operating officer, as the company aims to add further value to its flagship Nolans project in the Northern Territory.

Mark Pownall and Jack McGinn discuss subsidy warnings; WA Labor’s next generation; Hancock’s Lynas stake, tailings clean up, Minderoo job cuts, Macmahon’s move for Decmil and Inpex’s Ichthys decision.

Arafura Rare Earths remains confident of achieving a final investment decision for its Northern Territory-based Nolans project by the end of this year.

Arafura Rare Earths appears to be one step closer towards a final investment decision at its Northern Territory-based Nolans project.

Arafura Rare Earths has moved one step closer to a final investment decision for its Nolans Project with a $150 million commitment from the Export-Import Bank of Korea.

Arafura Rare Earths is inching closer to making a final investment decision on its Northern Territory project after securing its remaining debt funding.

Gina Rinehart-backed Arafura Rare Earths has launched a $20 million placement, as it continues preparations for a $1.2 billion raising needed to fund its flagship project.

Arafura Rare Earths has signed a memorandum of understanding with Saskatchewan Research Council, as it aims to add further value to its shovel-ready project in the Northern Territory.

Gina Rinehart-backed Arafura Rare Earths has received an additional $200 million in funding from the federal government towards its Nolans project in the Northern Territory.