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Longonjo rare earths, the ace up Lourenço's sleeve

Published on 05.02.2021 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 3 min

Sampling at the Longonjo Rare Earths Mine Project. © Pensana Rare Earths

Spearheaded by the UK's Pensana Rare Earths, the Longonjo neodymium-praseodymium project is starting to take shape, with production scheduled to begin in 2022. President João Lourenço has high hopes for this project, which he believes could become a flagship achievement of his mining reforms.

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Longonjo rare earths, the ace up Lourenço's sleeve