# Lynas to double Mt Weld processing capacity with $14 million expansion

Lynas Corporation is spending $14 million to expand processing capacity at its Mt Weld mine from 242,000 to 443,000 tonnes per year. Construction begins mid-March 2018 and is due for completion by mid-2018.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2018-02-16
- Where: Mt Weld, near Laverton, Western Australia, Australia
- Value: $14.0M
- Starts operating: Q2 2018
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 443,000 tonnes per year
- Products: rare earths, neodymium-praseodymium
- Sectors: [Mining Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/mining-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Lynas](https://endata.com/companies/29545.md)

## Sources

- [kalminer.com.au](https://www.kalminer.com.au/news/kalgoorlie-miner/lynas-to-beef-up-mt-weld-ng-b88744288z), 2018-02-16: "That will involve a $14 million outlay to expand its processing capacity from 242,000 to 443,000 tonnes a year at Mt Weld, due to take three months to complete and be done by the middle of this year."

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