Rio Tinto ready to build Simandou after almost 30 years of setbacks
Simandou has faced delays due to legal disputes, political changes, and the challenges of building a 600 km rail and port infrastructure.
Australian mining company Lynas is planning to set up a refinery in Malaysia that will receive rare earth ores from its Mount Weld mine in Western Australia. Jonathan Manthorpe, an international affairs columnist for the Vancouver Sun, examines the claims of critics who wonder why the company needs to ship the ore 4,000 kilometres away from the mine.
