I-Lynas Rare Earths, umvelisi omkhulu womhlaba onqabileyo ngaphandle kwe-China, ubhengeze ikhontrakthi ehlaziyiweyo ngoLwesibini yokwakha isityalo esinzima esinqabileyo sokulungisa umhlaba eTexas.
Umthombo wesiNgesi: Marion Rae
Ukuqulunqwa kwekhontrakthi yoshishino
Izinto zomhlaba ezinqabileyozibalulekile kwitekhnoloji yokhuselo kunye nemagnethi yamashishini, ikhuthaza intsebenziswano phakathi kwe-United States neLynas, ikomkhulu ePerth.
USekela Nobhala wezoKhuselo, uGary Locke, uthe izinto ezinqabileyo zomhlaba ziya zibaluleke kakhulu kulo naluphi na uqoqosho kwaye zinezicelo phantse kuwo onke amashishini, kubandakanya nezokhuselo kunye neemarike zorhwebo.
Uthe, "Olu mzamo sisiseko sokuqinisekisa ukuqina kwekhonkco lokubonelela, okwenza ukuba i-United States kunye namahlakani ayo bafumane amandla okusebenza kwizimbiwa eziphambili kunye nezixhobo, kwaye bahlukane nokuxhomekeka kumazwe angaphandle.
U-Amanda Lakaz, i-CEO ye-Linus, uthe umzi-mveliso "yintsika ephambili yesicwangciso sokukhula senkampani" kwaye wathi kufuneka kunikwe ingqwalaselo ephambili ekuphuhliseni ikhonkco lokubonelela ngokukhuselekileyo.
Uthe, "Isityalo sethu esinzima esinqabileyo sokwahlula umhlaba siya kuba sesokuqala sohlobo lwaso ngaphandle kweTshayina kwaye siza kunceda ukuseka ikhonkco lokubonelela ngomhlaba onqabileyo onempembelelo yehlabathi, ukhuseleko kunye noxanduva lokusingqongileyo.
Esi sithuba seehektare eziyi-149 sohlaza sikuMmandla woShishino waseSeadrift kwaye singasetyenziselwa ukwahlukana kwezityalo ezibini - umhlaba onzima onqabileyo kunye nomhlaba onqabileyo okhanyayo - kunye nokusetyenzwa phantsi komlambo kunye nokuhlaziywa kwakhona ukudala isetyhula 'yeyam ukuya kwimagnethi' ikhonkco lokubonelela.
Ikhontrakthi ehlaziyiweyo esekelwe kwinkcitho iya kuhlawula iindleko zokwakha ngeminikelo eyongeziweyo evela kurhulumente wase-US.
Iprojekthi yabelwe malunga ne-258 yezigidi zeedola, engaphezulu kwe-120 yezigidi zeedola ezibhengezwe ngoJuni ka-2022, ebonisa umsebenzi woyilo oluneenkcukacha kunye nohlaziyo lweendleko.
Nje ukuba kuqaliswe ukusebenza, izixhobo zolu ncedo ziya kuvela kwi-Lynas Mt Weld enqabileyo yomhlaba idiphozithi kunye ne-Kalgoorlie enqabileyo yokusetyenzwa komhlaba kwi-Western Australia.
U-Linus uthe lo mzi-mveliso uzakubonelela ngeenkonzo kurhulumente nakubathengi abarhwebayo ngeenjongo zokuqalisa ukusebenza kunyaka-mali ka-2026.
Ixesha lokuposa: Aug-15-2023