Key Facts and Information - Alkane Resources Ltd

The Dubbo Project (DP) is a $1B project and Australia’s most advanced new rare metal/rare earth project. It will produce a range of zirconium, hafnium, niobium and high-value rare earth products (including praseodymium and neodymium) for myriad new and future technologies.
It is owned by Alkane subsidiary Australian Strategic Materials (ASM).
Due to the size of the resource, the mine is expected to process 1,000,000 tonnes of ore per year over a period of 70 years or more.
Development approval was received 28 May 2015.
Federal approval under the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 was received in August 2015.
The Mining Lease was granted 21 December 2015 and covers 2,390 hectares of land at Toongi, including the operating site, significant biodiversity offset areas and residual agricultural land.
ASM owns 3,441 hectares of land at Toongi. All land not part of the operating site is managed by Alkane subsidiary, Toongi Pastoral Company.
The Environment Protection Licence was granted in March 2016.
Construction will take place 2018-2019.
ASM will produce approximately 16,374tpa zirconium (zirconia units), 50-200tpa hafnium (hafnia units), 1,967tpa niobium and 6,664tpa rare earth oxides.