The fleet includes five Komatsu HM400 articulated dump trucks, a D155AX dozer, PC300 and PC600 excavators, WA380 and WA480 loaders, a GD675 grader and service units which are supported by Komatsu’s Blantyre team for maintenance.
A Sandvik Pantera DP1510i T3 top-hammer drill rig completes the lineup, with all gear due onsite by early January.
This heavy-duty mobile complement is testimony to Kangankunde’s potentially vast scale of operations as a world-class, low-cost, premium 55 per cent TREO monazite producer with no deleterious elements.
Outside the contract, Lindian has also finalised the security entrance, cleared administration areas, and powered up the security building, while the contractors’ equipment laydown area now features ablutions, storage, solar power, and septic systems.
Next steps include mobilising contractors for construction of non-process infrastructure, advancing the tailings storage facility (TSF) earthworks, haul roads, and foundational works for administration and workshops.
The power network, camp, fuel and explosives infrastructure are progressing, while process plant design and construct tenders are nearing finalisation and awards, as outlined in the company’s Definitive Feasibility Study (DFS) and goal of first-production next year.
Significantly Lindian’s operations are fully funded via the company’s partnership with Iluka Resources’ and a A$91.5 million placement. It is poised to become a major non-Chinese origin rare earths supplier.
With early works complete and a powerhouse fleet soon to roll in and commission, Lindian’s massive Kangankunde rare earths project is running hard for its 2026 production goal post.
As infrastructure and plant tenders advance, this Tier-1 asset is poised to make touch down within months, ready to deliver its critical rare earths to an increasingly hungry global market.
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