China to invest in Canadian mining despite crackdown, envoy says
Ambassador Cong Peiwu said the Canadian government is “wrong” to prevent Chinese investors from buying majority stakes in domestic mining companies, like it did in 2022.
Pilbara will deliver 20,000 tonnes of the mineral to Sichuan Yahua from its Pilgangoora operation this year and 100,000 tonnes annually in 2025 and 2026.
The project will be Australia's third rare earths processing plant after Lynas' Kalgoorlie operations and Iluka Resource's Eneabba heavy rare earths plant.