Arafura Rare Earths Limited announced that the Mining Management Plan (MMP) for it's 100% owned Nolans Neodymium-Praseodymium (NdPr) Project (Project) has been approved by the Norther Territory Government. The Hon Nicole Manison, Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for Mining and Industry, advised that the Application for an Authorization of the Nolans Rare Earth Project under section 36 of the Mining Management Act 2001 has been approved and Authorization 1127-01 granted. This Mining Authorization, allows Arafura to mine, construct and operate the Nolans Project, delivering formal approval of the MMP and the Environmental Management Plans (EMPs). The MMP and EMPs outline in detail how the Company will meet the approval conditions of the Northern Territory Environment Protection Authority (NTEPA) across key areas, which include: Biodiversity, Erosion and Sediment Control, Water Management, Dust and Noise, Radiation, Cultural Heritage, Tailings Storage and Mine Closure and Rehabilitation. Both the MMP and the EMPs have been compiled by the Arafura team, working with various specialist consultants,
during the past two and a half years and represent a significant body of work. This approval completes the final stage of NT environmental approval process, leaving the sign-off of a small number of the EMPs under the Federal
EPBC Act and an NT water extraction licence outstanding. The Company, which developed key aspects in of the plans in close collaboration with the NT Department of Industry, Trade and Tourism, has committed to continue to improve the parameters as knowledge of the specific environment at the Nolans Project site increases.