The Kangankunde Rare Earth Mine in Balaka District is getting ready to start production. The mine was connected to the national grid ink early October 2026, staged commissioning of the process plant is scheduled for late November, and the first monazite concentrate is targeted for December 2026. For Lindian Resources and its Malawian company, Rift […]
Malawi’s mining minister has reaffirmed that companies operating in the country will not be permitted to export unprocessed minerals, as the government seeks to capture more value from its nascent extractives sector rather than shipping raw material abroad for processing elsewhere. Speaking during a visit to the Kangankunde Rare Earth Project in Balaka on Wednesday, […]
Australian firm Lindian Resources, which operates the Kangankunde rare earths mine in Balaka, has been cleared of any wrongdoing by Mining Minister Thoko Tembo during a parliamentary debate on Friday, in a significant boost for the controversial project. The clearance came as Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Charles Mhango mounted a robust defence of […]
Malawi’s mining minister Thoko Tembo has told parliament that government inspections at the Kangankunde Rare Earth project in Balaka have found no evidence of illegal mining or unauthorised mineral exports, moving to allay concerns raised by MPs over the operations of one of the country’s most closely watched extractive projects. Tembo was responding to findings […]
Malawi’s parliament has stepped up scrutiny of the Kangankunde Rare Earths Mine in Balaka, with the Speaker of the National Assembly directing the Parliamentary Committee on Natural Resources, Energy and Climate Change to conduct a fresh investigation into the project’s operations within 30 days, amid concerns over licensing arrangements and the export of mineral samples. […]
Lindian Resources Limited, the Australian-listed miner developing the Kangankunde Rare Earth Project in Malawi’s Balaka district, remains on track with its production timeline following the successful completion of its first blasting operations, according to a senior mining sector official. Grain Malunga, national coordinator at the Chamber of Mines and Energy, said the project’s progress was […]
Malawi’s minerals continue to attract attention especially from Australian firms, but this time Lynas Corp seems to have lost an ownership contest of Kangankunde mines in Ntcheu following a High Court ruling. Lynas Corp says the area has mineral deposits worth billions of US dollars and they have blamed Malawi government officials for mishandling the […]