Developing the Nolans Rare Earths Project in the Northern Territory
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Studio
| Wednesday, August 28, 2024 |
| 10:30 AM - 10:50 AM |
Overview
Stuart Macnaughton, Arafura Rare Earths
Speaker
Mr Stuart Macnaughton
Chief Operating Officer
Arafura Rare Earths
Developing the Nolans Rare Earths Project in the Northern Territory
Abstract
The Nolans NdPr Project will encompass a mine, process plant (comprising beneficiation, extraction and separation plants) and related infrastructure to be constructed and located at the Nolans site, 135 kilometres north of Alice Springs in Australia’s Northern Territory. The Project is underpinned by low-risk Mineral Resources that have the potential to supply a significant proportion of the world’s NdPr demand. It is a globally significant and strategic NdPr project which, once developed, will become a major supplier of these critical minerals to the high-performance NdFeB permanent magnet market.
The Project will benefit from its Australian domicile and its proximity to transport, water and energy infrastructure.
The Project will benefit from its Australian domicile and its proximity to transport, water and energy infrastructure.
Biography
Stuart has more than 30 years of resources experience in project management and operations. He has worked in Australia, North America, the South Pacific, Brazil and Africa, predominantly at mining and hydrometallurgical facilities. Throughout his career, Stuart has successfully overseen project construction, commissioning, start-up and ramp-up of complex processing plants. Stuart has worked for Vale and BHP and is a Fellow Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM).
Conference topic – an update on the Nolans Project
