Headquarters: Perth, Australia
Visit Website ↗Lynas Rare Earths is the largest rare earth mining and processing company outside of China, operating the Mt Weld mine in Western Australia (with newly proven HREE-rich Xenotime/Churchite annulus zones — Dy₂O₃ up 92%), the Kalgoorlie cracking and leaching facility, and the Gebeng (Malaysia) advanced separation plant. As of March 2026, Lynas is a Tier 1 HREE supplier, commercially producing separated high-purity Dysprosium and Terbium oxides — the first ex-China source of these critical magnet metals. Malaysia renewed the Gebeng operating license for 10 years on March 2, 2026.
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5 Jun 2026
HIGHOngoingLynas - Malaysia: DoD Contract
The strategic landscape of the Lynas Advanced Materials Plant (LAMP) shifted in March 2026 following a US$96 million agreement over four years with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). This expanded integration into the defence sector has catalysed significant local opposition, evidenced by a formal petition from a 57-member NGO coalition urging a federal review of the Gebeng facility's operations. The core of the dispute centres on whether the facility's role in a foreign military supply chain aligns with existing community consent frameworks.
16 May 2026
MEDIUMOngoingLynas - Malaysia: Innovation Mandate
Under the March 2, 2026 license renewal, the Lynas Advanced Materials Plant (LAMP) is operating under a legal Innovation Mandate. The Malaysian government has enforced a non-negotiable Technical Hard Stop: all production of Water Leach Purification (WLP) residue must cease by March 2, 2031. This regulatory window coincides with the planned retirement of CEO Amanda Lacaze on June 30, 2026. As the Board conducts a structured search for a successor, the facility must maintain strict adherence to new transparency and waste-neutralization protocols.
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