Hastings Technology Metals Ltd. received conditional approval from the WA Government to develop the Yangibana Rare Earths Project's (Yangibana) hydrometallurgical plant in the Ashburton North Strategic Industrial Area (ANSIA), near Onslow on the Pilbara coast. ANSIA is home to Chevron's Wheatstone and BHP's Macedon gas projects and offers Hastings access to key utilities as well as proximity to a skilled workforce in Onslow and the town's port and airport facilities. The ANSIA location has access to key connections services required for rare earths processing, such as piped natural gas, sufficient water and power, which are all located within close proximity of the proposed Yangibana hydrometallurgical location. ANSIA is approximately 430km by road from the Yangibana mine site, ensuring a cost-efficient delivery of a high-grade concentrate from the mine site to the hydrometallurgical plant for final production of mixed rare earth carbonate (MREC) that will have industry high volumes of neodymium and praseodymium, together referred to as NdPr. They are vital raw materials used in the manufacture of permanent magnets for use in electric vehicles, wind turbines and other clean-energy products. Hastings has agreed to all key terms with the West Australian Government's land and development corporation DevelopmentWA with respect to a 78ha parcel of land inside ANSIA and now awaits final board approval by DevelopmentWA in coming weeks. Securing the land at ANSIA is a key step in the development of Yangibana and will allow Hastings to finalise the project's capital and operating cost structures ahead of the close of financing and the start of construction. The hydrometallurgical plant will generate several hundred jobs during construction and between 50-70 jobs permanently during operations over Yangibana's 15-year life. Construction of the hydrometallurgical plant will commence in 2022, after the start of construction of the Yangibana mine site.