Operator: Hastings Technology Metals
Ownership: (31/01/23) 1.9% interest
Location :
Gascoyne, Western Australia
Development Stage:
Project Financing for Construction
The Yangibana Rare Earth Project
Background
The Yangibana Project currently covers approximately 650 square kilometres containing some 9 Mining Leases, 2 Prospecting Licenses and 19 Exploration Licenses. Cadence holds a 30% interest in 3 Mining Leases and 6 Exploration licenses. These tenements contain 0.70 million tonnes of Ore Reserves, which can increase the expected mine life of the Yangibana Project by approximately one year to a total of 16 years.
Hastings has commenced site construction and is planning to commence commissioning of the beneficiation plant in late 2023, with the delivery of maiden production to key customers in 2024.
In February of this year, Hastings published a revised NPV calculation, which increased the NPV by 84% to AS$ 1 billion. Hasting’s current market capitalisation is circa A$ 415 million. Also, in February, the Australian Government’s Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF) approved a $140 million loan facility to Hastings and Yangibana, making it the first Australian rare earth project to receive NAIF funding.