Mrima Hill Rare Earths Project
Sector: Government • Location: Kenya
Source: The Mercury
The Mrima Hill project in Kenya is a large and high-grade rare earths mining project with a non-JORC NI43-101 resource of 150Mt grading just under 4% total rare earth oxides and 0.7% niobium. It is located near the Indian Ocean and close to major infrastructure including a sealed road and the national grid. The project aims to develop an alternative rare earths supply chain outside of China, with
- Status
- Under Construction
- Sector
- Government, Warehouse, Road, Chemical (Industrial), Manufacturing (Industrial)
- Location
- Kenya
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- The Mercury
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Description | The Mrima Hill project in Kenya is a large and high-grade rare earths mining project with a non-JORC NI43-101 resource of 150Mt grading just under 4% total rare earth oxides and 0.7% niobium. It is located near the Indian Ocean and close to major infrastructure including a sealed road and the national grid. The project aims to develop an alternative rare earths supply chain outside of China, with early-stage development led by RareX and Kenya, and downstream processing planned in partnership with Iluka at their Eneabba facility in Australia. |
Original sector | Mining |
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Country | Kenya |
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Source | The Mercury |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Government, Warehouse, Road, Chemical (Industrial), Manufacturing (Industrial) |
Article published date | 2025-06-17 |
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