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Facility

Iluka Resources Eneabba Rare Earths Refinery

Iluka Resources' rare earths refinery at Eneabba, Western Australia, described by the Australian Government as Australia's first integrated rare earths refinery. Backed by a A$1.25 billion Export Finance Australia Critical Minerals Facility loan (April 2022) and up to A$475 million in additional financing (December 2024). Under construction, with initial feed from Iluka's monazite-rich Eneabba stockpile and planned light and heavy separated rare earth oxide outputs; trade press reports commissioning on track for 2027.

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Location: Eneabba, Western Australia, Australia

Separation

Rare earth refining and separation (light and heavy)

Under construction

Integrated rare earths refinery designed to produce separated light and heavy rare earth oxides, initially processing monazite-rich concentrate from the Eneabba stockpile with capability to process concentrate from other Australian deposits and third-party feed

Material flow

Monazite Concentrate → NdPr Oxide, Dysprosium and Terbium Oxides

Capacity

No capacity claim. Absence of a figure means no source publishes one.

Qualification

No qualification claim. Status does not imply qualified output.

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