World & BusinessNorway targets 2028 for mining plan at Europe’s largest known rare-earth deposit
Euronews, citing AFP, reports that environmental concerns over plans for processing facilities in a forest have delayed the project. Rare Earths Norway hopes to start mining in the first half of the 2030s.
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Euronews, citing AFP, reports that Norway’s government aims to have a plan for mining facilities at the Fen Complex in place by 2028 at the latest. The deposit, about 150 km southwest of Oslo, is estimated to contain 15.9 million tonnes of rare-earth oxides. Environmental concerns have delayed the project, with surveys identifying 78 endangered animal and plant species in the area. Rare Earths Norway, which holds the extraction rights, says extraction and crushing would happen underground, but surface processing facilities would still be needed. The company hopes to begin mining in the first half of the 2030s.
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Norway targets 2028 for mining plan at Europe’s largest known rare-earth deposit
Euronews, citing AFP, reports that environmental concerns over plans for processing facilities in a forest have delayed the project. Rare Earths Norway hopes to start mining in the first half of the 2030s.
TLDR
Euronews, citing AFP, reports that Norway’s government aims to have a plan for mining facilities at the Fen Complex in place by 2028 at the latest. The deposit, about 150 km southwest of Oslo, is estimated to contain 15.9 million tonnes of rare-earth oxides. Environmental concerns have delayed the project, with surveys identifying 78 endangered animal and plant species in the area. Rare Earths Norway, which holds the extraction rights, says extraction and crushing would happen underground, but surface processing facilities would still be needed. The company hopes to begin mining in the first half of the 2030s.