RE:RE:RE:DOD reaction, State of Alaska, and Building from scratchVery difficult to have any respect Dragon when you sit there like a rabbit in a spotlight and simply refuse to learn, clinging to the ridiculous belief that Lynas has not progressed their understanding & execution of the RE process in over eight years of continuous practice.
Frankly quite stupid.
The first of that was quite arduous, correcting numerous serious flaws in design & construct, then getting to understand the vagaries & variations in the orebody, and the different reactions at concentration, to C&L, then SX, some that would dramatically impact recoveries at various points, and one incidence that dramatically handicapped Ph1 module for near18 months as it was rectified. Fortunately it was at the time Ph2 module was brought up in two stages, both 90% steady state in 90 days so no one noticed, I suspect except me, I asked the Q's and got honest responses.
You simply have no idea of that learning curve and the extent to which LAMP was adapted, Ph1 in practice, Ph2 largely before start up, but that was all survival stuff, the development since 2016 has been a whole new ball game. Couldn't be bothered spelling it out, it's readily available in numerous presentations such as Lynas Next & Lynas 2025 but I imagine you are far more comfortable wallowing in ignorance.
After contracting some the best minds RE in & out of China since 2016 to work on optimising process I can tell you Lynas snr Mgt is VERY confident they have the most cost effective process, but they don't need to put that in a glossy PDF.