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LAST ISSUE: Radioactivity & Mining Newsletter 12-2023
Dear Reader,
Here's your monthly overview of relevant news in Policy and Technology. Developments in these - often interdependent - categories can be essential for mining/processing projects and operations affected by Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material: Uranium, Rare-Earths or any other potentially affected commodity like Phosphates, Tantalum/Niobium etc. - if associated with NORM.
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Dr. Hagen Gunther Jung
PS: This newsletter is the last issue; due to high workload and to be able to focus on our client's projects we decided to discontinue this service. We'd like to thank all our readers for their interest.
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Lynas withdraw the judicial review following the Malaysian government’s decision last month to allow the firm to import raw materials containing natural radioactive material and process rare earths until March 2026, provided it carries out thorium extraction to remove radioactive waste.
With provincial EA approval in place, NexGen has submitted initial applications for approvals of site earthworks, shaft sinking infrastructure, site water and mine waste management facilities, and associated ancillary infrastructure and services at the Rook I project
Vietnam plans to restart its biggest rare earths mine next year. The USGS estimates that Vietnam has the world’s second-largest rare earth reserves after China.
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The MSX system contains porous hollow fibers with a neutral extractant that function as a chemical “traffic cop” of sorts; creating a selective barrier and letting only REEs pass through.
As a tech-hungry world gobbles up rare-earth elements, researchers are adapting bacteria that can isolate and purify the metals in the absence of harsh chemicals.
The first in-situ leach field test programme carried out by Denison on Tthe Heldeth Túé uranium deposit at Waterbury Lake achieved its planned objectives and has confirmed expectations that the deposit can be amenable to mining using in-situ techniques.
Kukharenkoite and cordylite have been found for the first time in Finland in a deposit owned by Finnish Minerals Group.
The patent-filed process is a combination for the extraction and recovery of rare earths, and the selective extraction and separation of radioactive components (uranium and thorium).
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Throughout a project's life-cycle GeoEnergy Consult supports Operators, Investors or Regulators in managing Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (NORM) – from planning over operation until closure.
We provide Technology Consulting [Radiation Safety, Environmental Impact Asssessment/Radioecological Monitoring, Waste/Residues Management, Decontamination, Decommissioning/Remediation] as well as Strategic Consulting [Document/Data Review, Feasibility Assessment, Permitting Support, Stakekeholder Engagement, Policy Support, Compliance Verification/Auditing] – from conceptualization on and optionally including engineering/realisation of developed solutions.
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