Rare earth deposit: Norway’s govt takes over planning
OSLO, 22 APR (DNA) — Norway will take over planning for the Fen rare earth deposit — Europe’s largest — to speed up development after a resource upgrade nearly doubled its estimated size, the government said on Wednesday. Fen was estimated last month to hold 15.9 million metric tons of rare earth oxide in indicated and inferred resources, 81 percent more than a 2024 estimate, the project’s developer said at the time. Europe has no operating rare earth mines, and development of the southern Norway project would support the region’s push to reduce reliance on dominant producer China. “The FenRead More
