Articles On Arafura Resources (ASX:ARU)

The rapid growth in electric vehicle (EV) sales appears to have stalled – at least temporarily – thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic during the first quarter of 2020, but the blow has been cushioned by rising sales in Europe. While EV sales ros...

Special Report: Arafura has received the all important mineral leases for its Nolans neodymium-praseodymium (NdPr) project in the Northern Territory. The award of the leases, which follow the execution of the native title agreement last mon...

The company is in the advanced stages of preparing a Mining Management Plan for authorisation by the Northern Territory Department of Primary Industry and Resources.

In June, ASX-listed companies of all sizes continued to raise capital but the small-cap sector was particularly busy. Stocks with market capitalisations of under $100m at the time of the deal raised $274m in the last month. This is triple M...

This agreement facilitates progress towards a final mining approval by the Northern Territory Government.

Special Report: Arafura has executed the crucial native title agreement for its Nolans neodymium-praseodymium (NdPr) project in the Northern Territory. In-principle agreement was reached in late February but COVID-19 travel restrictions mea...

Signing of the agreement was paused due to COVID-19 travel restrictions, which have now been lifted.

Special Report: The fact that rare earths has got industry and government in a fluster over tightening supply has sent institutional investors to Arafura’s door offering up cash. Arafura Resources (ASX:ARU) wasn’t in need of money, but was...

RARE earths aspirant Arafura Resources has topped up its coffers with a A$7 million fund raising it says will be used for “execution readiness ...

Funds will be spent on early engineering work at the Nolans Neodymium-Praseodymium (NdPr) Project in the Northern Territory.

The company is pursuing funding and offtake opportunities for its Nolans Neodymium-Praseodymium Project in the Northern Territory.

While the automobile industry slumps in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, there is one bright spark still remaining in the sector as the rest of the industry drops a gear. Global car sales in the first four months of 2020 have fallen about...

The Nolans project will supply 5-10% of global demand for neodymium- praseodymium, the key rare earths in permanent magnets used in electric motors.

While China has slapped an 80 per cent tariff on Australian barley imports, the world’s largest rare earths producer’s move to remove a 25 per cent tariff on rare earths from the US is due to take effect today. China imported 7,352 tonnes o...

China now produces 80% of the world’s neodymium-praseodymium output, a combination of rare earth metals vital to the manufacture of high strength permanent magnets. These magnets are used in the drivetrains of electric vehicles (EVs), so th...

RockTalk is a Stockhead video series featuring a roundtable of resources experts discussing a new macro topic each week. In this two-part edition, host Peter Strachan digs deep on the rare earth market and how supply uncertainty is impactin...

With the COVID-19 pandemic highlighting just how vulnerable the supply chain for rare earths – indeed most materials – are to disruptions, it must come as some relief that Lynas Corporation (ASX:LYC) will restart its Malaysian processing pl...

Supply chain security remains at the centre of the rare earths narrative as highlighted by Lynas Corporation (ASX:LYC) being awarded the phase-one contract for a heavy rare earth separation facility by the US Department of Defense this week...

Uncertainty is the new normal thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic that continues to sweep the globe with nearly 1.8 million cases worldwide and 111,828 deaths reported to date. The impact of restrictions and lockdowns put in place to limit or m...

Special Report: Arafura is progressing development of Nolans neodymium-praseodymium (NdPr) project as China’s magnet manufacturing sector resumes operations. Following an internal risk assessment, the company’s staff in Perth are working fr...

Arafura is balancing company activities, project progress and cash conservation around COVID-19 restrictions.

Hartleys has maintained its speculative buy recommendation for Arafura with a 12-month price target of 10 cents.

Special Report: Growth in installed offshore wind power generators is poised to accelerate and Arafura Resources’ (ASX:ARU) Nolans neodymium-praseodymium (NdPr) project is well positioned to catch the wave. Offshore wind power generation is...

Lynas Corporation’s (ASX:LYC) decision to temporarily cease production at its Malaysian processing plant after the government introduced tighter movement controls to limit the spread of COVID-19 has highlighted the fragility of the rare ear...

Special Report: The key to any mineral development is in the numbers and Arafura has boosted the projected financials for its Nolans neodymium-praseodymium (NdPr) project even further. In an update to last week’s announcement that Arafura...

The mining inventory production schedule now supports operating costs of less than US$25/kilogram of neodymium and praseodymium.

The company is focused on developing its Nolans Neodymium-Praseodymium (NdPr) Project in the Northern Territory.

Special Report: Arafura has increased both economic ore reserves and mine life for its wholly-owned  Nolans neodymium-praseodymium (NdPr) project in the Northern Territory. One would be forgiven for thinking that Arafura Resources (ASX:ARU)...

Arafura Resources’ Nolans neodymium-praseodymium project has had a 10 year increase to its expected production life, to 33 years. The new ore estimate also indicates a 54 per cent increase in the total neodymium-praseodymium reserve to 29.5...

The updated Ore Reserve now supports 33 years of production, an increase of 10 years on the DFS base case.

The assays support JORC resource extensions to the Nolans deposit at depth.

Special Report: Arafura has secured in-principle agreement for the native title approval over its Nolans neodymium-praseodymium (NdPr) project. The company stated that following a recent meeting, the native title holders of the Nolans proje...

The prescribed body corporates representing the Native Title Holders have resolved to enter into an Indigenous Land Use Agreement for the NdPr project in the Northern Territory.

Special Report: The prospects are looking good for non-Chinese magnet-focused rare earth developers such as Arafura thanks to growing demand for EVs. It is darkest before the dawn and that is certainly what equity research firm Stormcrow Ca...

Products produced from the pilot operations will be made available for assessment with potential customers.

Special Report: Arafura could benefit from the growing deployment of new EV models that is driven in part by the EU’s tough CO2 emissions targets. The European Union’s mandatory CO2 emissions targets in 2020 and the harsh fines associated w...

Stockhead’s ‘Garimpeiro’ columnist Barry FitzGerald is back in the studio for another instalment of The Explorers Podcast. In this episode Barry chats with Gavin Lockyer, managing director of Arafura Resources (ASX:ARU). Arafura is a minera...

Special Report: Arafura has executed an advisory agreement with Talaxis to help push development of its Nolans neodymium-praseodymium (NdPr) project in the NT. Under the agreement, Talaxis, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Noble Group, will int...

The company plans to leverage the significant network and resources of Talaxis and Noble Group to develop the Nolans NdPr Project.

The White Violet and Samarkand deposits have potential to extend the operational life of Thor Mining’s nearby Molyhil project.

Arafura aims to progress the Nolans project to development and to improve supply for customers looking beyond China for rare earth materials.

Special Report: Arafura has picked veteran project management consultancy KBR to help deliver its 100 per cent-owned Nolans neodymium-praseodymium (NdPr) project. KBR is a global tier one consultancy with a wealth of knowledge and experienc...

Globally recognised tier-one project management consultancy KBR has been awarded the contract and will be assisted by Wave International.

In recent months, Australia has stepped up its efforts to position the country as one of the leading suppliers of critical minerals. And Resources and Northern Australia Minister Matt Canavan reckons Australia can become an “international p...