Pinned straw:
No matter what happens, geology does not change and perhaps the process workflow too.
Reactivating old straw from last year:
A link on Dubbo Rare Earths geology for anyone interested
http://portergeo.com.au/database/mineinfo.asp?mineid=mn1396
Long read, but it may explain some of the challenges faced in getting the mine up and running and the share price decline. Highlighting parts of interest.
Think if this deposit was monazite, then the situation at ASM would be totally different.
Id say not really, yes they will need to pulverise the ore down so the acid can leach elements away
they can make HYdrocholic and or sulphuric acid on tap. And so that wouod suggest lots of acid in solution that you then simoly preciptate out in stages (pretty basic chemistry)