PERTH (miningweekly.com) − Mineral sands miner Lynas has reported first ore feed into its Mount Weld concentration plant, which would now yield rare earth concentrate for use in the Lynas Advanced Materials Plant (LAMP), in Malaysia.

First feed into the LAMP kiln was expected by September.

Meanwhile, Lynas also said on Monday that the Malaysian Minister of International Trade and Industry Y.B Dato’ Sri Mustapa Mohamed had released the objectives, scope of work and anticipated timetable for the independent expert’s review of the health and environmental safety aspects of the LAMP project.

A panel consisting of representatives from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) would complete its report on the LAMP project, and submit it to government next month.

The objectives of the IAEA’s team would be to review the project’s compliance with international safety standards and good practices, as well as to provide an independent expert opinion on the safety issues of the project.

The scope of the review would include the areas of transportation, radiation protection, a safety assessment, waste management, and decommissioing and environmental remediation.

Lynas said on Monday that it would continue to work with the Malaysian authorities to ensure that ongoing project construction continues to meet all the requirements, and adhere to international standards.

“The company remains confident the review will reconfirm that this plant is safe and presents no hazard to the community or Lynas workers,” the company said.

The findings of the IAEA report would be made available to the public.
 

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