Australia, Malaysia to meet over rare earths on June 20

Australian and Malaysian government officials are due to meet later this month, a state mining spokeswoman confirmed and the plan for Lynas Corp’s controversial rare earths waste storage in the country is likely to be at the top of the agenda.

Bill Johnston, Western Australia’s Minister for Mines, will meet Yeo Bee Yin, Malaysia’s Energy Minister, in Perth on June 20, a Ministry spokeswoman told Reuters.