Mount Weld mine

Mount Weld
Location
Mount Weld is located in Western Australia
Mount Weld
Mount Weld
Location in Western Australia
LocationLaverton
StateWestern Australia
CountryAustralia
Coordinates28°51′36″S 122°32′52″E / 28.86000°S 122.54778°E / -28.86000; 122.54778
Production
ProductsRare earths
Owner
CompanyLynas
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Mount Weld mine is a rare earth mine in Western Australia, located about 30 km (20 mi) south of Laverton and 120 km (75 mi) east of Leonora.[1] It is one of the largest rare earth deposits in the world.[2] It is owned by Lynas Corporation. Mining began at the Mount Weld site in 2011.[3]

  1. ^ "Mount Weld Mine, Mount Weld Station, Laverton Shire, Western Australia, Australia". Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  2. ^ C. K. Gupta, N. Krishnamurthy, Extractive Metallurgy of Rare Earths, CRC Press, 2005, ISBN 0-415-33340-7.
  3. ^ Mt Weld rare earths mine officially open, Australian Mining, 5 August, 2011.