Octava Minerals has received promising early-stage results from CSIRO tests of a low-cost bioleaching process of ore samples from its Byro rare earths and lithium project in WA’s Gascoyne region. The ...

The testwork used microbial cultures to achieve recoveries of up to 68% neodymium, 67% praseodymium and 65% dysprosium – all elements used in the production of valuable permanent rare earth magnets.