Industrial Minerals


Montero could produce rare earth by end 2012 at Tanzania

15 June 2011

by Alex Feytis

Canada’s Montero Mining plans to be first rare earth producer in Africa with 5,000 tpa

Keywords: Montero Mining, rare earths, Tanzania, Wigu Hill

Canada’s Montero Mining and Exploration plans to produce rare earths at its Wigu Hill deposit in Tanzania by the end of 2012, the company told IM.

 

“We want to produce 5,000 tpa initially that could then be increased to 20,000 tpa,” Antony Harwood, president, CEO and director, explained at the Africa...