Mkango rare earth mine to open in 2024 - The Nation Online

Mkango rare earth mine to open in 2024 - The Nation Online: Mkango rare earth mine to open in 2024
James Chavula May 13, 2019 0 Comments
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Mkango Resources Limited, a mining firm exploring rare earths at Songwe Hills in Phalombe, has unveiled plans to start extracting the minerals by 2024.

The Australian Stock Exchange (ASX)-listed mining firm, has been exploring the prospects of extracting the minerals used in making mobile phones and computer accessories since 2010, forcing hillside communities to ask: When should we expect mining to begin?

The firm’s environmental manager Bradley Thornton gave a blow-by-blow countdown at a meeting with locals in Phalombe on Friday and there was a reason worth the five-year wait.

“We conducted a pre-feasibility study to determine if there is something to look at and the exploration showed what we have in the hills is worthy of further investments.