Arafura to seek more funding for Nolans BFS

Rare earths hopeful Arafura Resources was looking to raise more cash to fund the bankable feasibility study (BFS) of its Nolans project, in the Northern Territory. In an interview with Open Briefing, CEO Chris Tonkin said on Friday the company...

Arafura signs agreement with Korean group on Nolans

Rare earths developer Arafura Resources has executed a nonbinding memorandum of understanding (MoU) with a Korean multinational for a long-term sales agreement and the joint development of separation facilities in Australia and Korea....

Arafura raises cash for Nolans

ASX-listed Arafura Resources would look to shareholders to raise some A$12-million in order to fund its ongoing work programmes, including environmental studies, mine planning and process flow sheet refinements for the Nolans rare earths project,...

Nolans rare earths project, Australia

Arafura Resources has warned stakeholders that the completion of the bankable feasibility study on its Nolan project could be delayed.

Nolans BFS pushed back to 2013

Rare earths miner Arafura Resources on Friday warned shareholders that the completion of the bankable feasibility study (BFS) on its Nolans project could be delayed until at least the third quarter of 2013. Earlier this month, Arafura announced...

Nolans rare earths project, Australia

Arafura has produced its first rare-earth oxide at the Nolans project.

Arafura halts capital raising as market erodes share price

Rare earths miner Arafura Resources on Thursday cancelled a A$74-million rights issue as volatile global markets ate away at the company’s share prices. During October this year, Arafura launched a one-for-three non-renounceable rights issue,...

Arafura secures site for rare earths complex

ASX-listed Arafura Resources has finalised its purchase agreement with OneSteel Manufacturing to secure a site for its Whyalla rare earths complex, in South Australia. Arafura and OneSteel signed an exclusivity deed to negotiate a formal sale...

Arafura won’t miss out on strong prices despite Nolans delay – MD

ASX-listed Arafura Resources on Friday moved to allay shareholder fears about a delay in the development of the Nolans rare earth project. Shares in the company tumbled on Thursday on news that the bankable feasibility study on the Nolans project...

S Australia publishes EIS guidelines for Arafura rare earths complex

Rare earths developer Arafura Resources on Friday welcomed the release of South Australia’s environmental impact statement (EIS) guidelines for the proposed rare earths complex at Whyalla. The Whyalla complex, which was granted major project...

Nolans rare earths project, Australia

The project comprises operations at the Nolans Bore mine, in the Northern Territory, and the Whyalla rare earths complex, in South Australia.

Australia’s Arafura upbeat as rare-earth prices rise

The valuation of the Nolans rare earth project, in the Northern Territory, has increased as prices continued to rise, project owner Arafura Resources reported on Friday. MD and CEO Steve Ward told shareholders that at the current prices, Arafura...