Lynas nearly halves production in June quarter

Rare earths miner Lynas saw production in the June quarter nearly halve compared with the previous quarter, as operations were halted amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

Neodymium-praseodymium (NdPr) production for the June quarter reached 775 t, compared with the 1 369 t in the previous quarter, while total rare earth oxide production was down to 2 579 t, compared with the 4 465 t produced in the March quarter.