Lynas wins Malaysian rare earth storage extension, shares jump


  • Nation
  • Monday, 29 Oct 2018

CANBERRA (Reuters): Australian rare earths miner Lynas Corp said on Monday it has been granted an extension to a temporary permit to store residue at its Malaysian site, pushing its shares up more than 8 percent.

Lynas' Malaysian operations have been under scrutiny by the country's new government over concerns that its six-year-old plant that processes rare earths used in industrial magnets is harmful to the environment.

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