Building a robust magnet supply chain for the UK

18th -20th October 2023 SESSION 1: 09:10hrs “Does a detachment from the Chinese rare earth market threaten the global energy transition?”, by David Merriman, Director Research, Project Blue, United Kingdom; 09:35hrs “All rare earth supply chains begin at a mine”, by

Rare Earth Elements (REE) are metals having many similar properties. The global demand for rare earth elements has increased significantly in line with their expansion into high-end technology, environment, and economic areas. In this post, we

Rare earth metals company Pensana Plc, headquartered in London, UK – working in partnership with Polestar, Route2 and the Universities of Leeds and Hull – has been awarded £316,643 in grant funding by Innovate UK under its

Pensana has been awarded £316,643 in grant funding by Innovate UK under its CLIMATES programme to develop a low carbon sustainable supply chain for rare earth magnets. The company, based at Saltend, will work in partnership

Inward investing rare earth specialist Pensana – in partnership with the University of Hull and others – has secured a £316,643 grant from Innovate UK. The company, developing a refining complex at Saltend, has tapped into the

Metals company Pensana on September 14 confirmed that the Sulima West laterite target at its Coola exploration project, in Angola, contains three main types of rare-earth minerals. This was confirmed as the company reported on the mineralogical characterisation studies

Following the recent high-grade TREO soil sample results at Sulima West and the very encouraging results from other Coola targets the company is pleased to report on the Mineralogical Characterisation study results. Exploration Manager, Grant Hayward,

Polestar is co-owned by Volvo and the Chinese automotive giant Geely Holding and is based in Gothenburg, where a marble block displaying its emissions targets sits outside its HQ. It is a hefty ambition given the

Demand for Rare Earth Elements (REE) has surged due to electric vehicles, renewable energy technology and ICT growth. REEs present unique extraction challenges as they are typically found in dispersed, small amounts and in association with

London-listed Pensana says results from a soil sampling programme at the Sulima West target, at its Coola licence, in Angola, clearly identifies an area of about 500 m by 300 m, or 15 ha, with total

Pensana is forging ahead with the development of its Longonjo neodymium-praseodymium oxide (NdPr) project close to the city of Huambo in central Angola. Angola’s privatisation drive has resulted in a surge of new exploration projects by both

London-listed Pensana says results from a soil sampling programme at the Sulima West target, at its Coola licence, in Angola, clearly identify an area of about 500 m by 300 m, or 15 ha, with total rare

Tim George, CEO (..and sometime locomotive driver) reports on the progress being made towards the Longonjo financing, which will see the project fully funded into production on a staged basis. The main focus has been the re-engineering design