Vital Metals halts construction at Saskatoon plant

Vital Metals said it is pausing all construction-related activities at its rare earth processing facility in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, as it seeks alternative funding sources and partners. Construction of the full facility, including calcine, hydrometallurgical leaching, purification and rare earth precipitation circuits, is approximately 50% complete. “There is no economic imperative to complete this demonstration project at the current time;…

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Canada’s first rare earths mine ready to ship

The first rare earths mine to go operational in Canada, Vital Metals’ Nechalacho operation southeast of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, has indicated it has started shipping concentrate. In a presentation to shareholders last week, the move to deliveries comes about 10 months after the operation confirmed it had started mining last July. Nechalacho is not just the first rare earths producer…

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