Malaysian, Australian govt officials to meet on Lynas this month

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Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change Minister Yeo Bee Yin will hold talks with the Western Australian minister for mines in Perth on June 20.

The operating licence for the Lynas plant in Gebeng, Kuantan is due for renewal in September.

Bill Johnston, Western Australia’s minister for mines, will meet Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change Minister Yeo Bee Yin in Perth on June 20, a spokeswoman for the mines ministry told Reuters. The global spotlight has fallen on rare earths in recent weeks after state media in China suggested that the country could halt exports of the minerals critical to US defence and other industries. China produces upwards of 85% of the strategic metals.

However, the energy, science,technology, environment and climate change ministry wants to discuss ways to manage the radioactive waste from Lynas’ rare earth processing plant in Gebeng, Kuantan, including its removal.

 

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