Yangibana Rare Earths Project
Sector: Mining • Location: Western Australia, Australia
Source: The Australian
The Yangibana rare earths project in Western Australia is a rare earths development project controlled by mining billionaire Andrew Forrest's family private mining company Wyloo. The project has attracted interest from Chinese and US entities, with Wyloo trying to sell a 60% stake to the highest bidder. The project has a low capital intensity and short runway to production, with much of the infras
- Status
- Prospective
- Sector
- Mining
- Location
- Western Australia, Australia
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- The Australian
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Description | The Yangibana rare earths project in Western Australia is a rare earths development project controlled by mining billionaire Andrew Forrest's family private mining company Wyloo. The project has attracted interest from Chinese and US entities, with Wyloo trying to sell a 60% stake to the highest bidder. The project has a low capital intensity and short runway to production, with much of the infrastructure already built on a site with an overall footprint of 650 square kilometres in WA's Gascoyne region. Wyloo has management and operating rights and an option to increase its stake to 70%. |
Original sector | Mining |
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Country | Australia |
State | Western Australia |
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Article published date | 2026-05-21 |
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