I-Mount Weld, e-Australia / Tokyo (Reuters) - yahlaselwa ngentaba-mlilo esetshenzisiwe onqenqemeni olukude lweVictoria Desert eWestern Australia, imayini yaseMount Weld ibonakala iyimpi yempi yase-US-China.
Kepha impikiswano ibilokhu inenzuzo eyodwa yeLynas Corp (Lyc.ax), umnikazi wase-Australia waseMount Weld. Imayini inamathela elinye lamadiphozithi acebile emhlabeni asemhlabeni, izingxenye ezibalulekile zayo yonke into evela kuma-iPhones kuya ezinhlelweni zezikhali.
Amacebo kulo nyaka ngeChina ukuthi kungagawula imihlaba engavamile ukuthunyelwa kwamanye amazwe athunyelwa e-United States njengempi yokuhweba eqhutshwa phakathi kwamazwe amabili avusa i-US Scramble ukuthola izimpahla ezintsha - futhi wathumela uLynas Sharing.
Njengokuphela kwenkampani engeyona eye-Chinese echuma emkhakheni womhlaba ongavamile, amasheya eLynas athole ama-53% kulo nyaka. Amasheya agxume amaphesenti ayi-19 ngeledlule ezindabeni lapho inkampani ingahambisa ithenda ukuze ihlelele i-US ukwakha izindawo zokucubungula zomhlaba ezingavamile e-United States.
Umhlaba ongavamile ubalulekile ekukhiqizeni izimoto zikagesi, futhi zitholakala kuma-magnets aqhuba ama-motors ama-turbines womoya, kanye nakumakhompyutha kanye neminye imikhiqizo yabathengi. Abanye babalulekile emishini yezempi efana nezinjini ze-jet, izinhlelo zokuqondisa ezilahlekile, ama-satellites kanye nama-lasers.
I-Lynas 'Rare Earths Bonanza kulo nyaka iye yaqhutshwa yithi ukwesaba ngenxa yokulawula amaShayina phezu komkhakha. Kepha izisekelo zaleso sikhathi zasungulwa cishe ishumi leminyaka edlule, lapho elinye izwe - iJapan - lazwakala lalo lawo - lishaqisa.
Ngo-2010, iChina yakhawulela izilinganiso zokuthekelisa zomhlaba ezingavamile eJapan ngemuva kwengxabano yezwe phakathi kwala mazwe amabili, yize iBeijing ithe ama-curbs asuselwa ekukhathazekeni kwemvelo.
Ngokwesaba ukuthi izimboni zayo zobuchwepheshe obuphakeme bezisengozini, iJapan inqume ukutshala imali eMount Weld - Yikuphi uLynas atholakele eRio Tinto ngo-2001 - ukuze avikeleke izinto.
Ixhaswe ngemali evela kuhulumeni waseJapan, inkampani yokuhweba yaseJapan, i-sojitz (2768.t), yasayina isivumelwano sokuhlinzekwa kwezigidi ezingama- $ 250 sokuba ngumhlaba ongaziwa afakwe emgodini.
"Uhulumeni waseChina wawenza samusa," kusho uNick Curtis onguSihlalo eLynas ngaleso sikhathi.
Lesi sivumelwano sasiza nasekonseni ukwakhiwa kwesitshalo sokulungisa okwakuhlelwa nguLynas eKuantan, eMalaysia.
Lezo zimali zasiza eJapan ukusika ukuthembela kwayo okungafani neChina ngengxenye yesithathu, ngokusho kukaMichio Daito, obheka imithombo engavamile kanye neminye imithombo yamaminerali enkonzweni yezomnotho, kwezohwebo kanye nemboni.
Amadili abuye abeke izisekelo zebhizinisi likaLynas. Ukutshalwa kwezimali kuvunyelwe uLynas ukuthi athuthukise amamayini awo futhi athole indawo ecubungula eMalaysia enamanzi namandla kagesi ayekhona ngokuthola okufushane eMount Weld. Ukuhlelwa kube yinzuzo yeLynas.
EMount Weld, i-ore igxiliswe emhlabeni ongavamile oxide othunyelwa eMalaysia ukuze ahlukanise umhlaba ohlukahlukene ongavamile. Izinsalela ziya eChina, ukuze ziqhubekele phambili.
Imali ye-Mount Weld 'ibeke amandla enkampani yokukhulisa zombili izimali zokulingana kanye nezikweletu, "amanda laza, umphathi omkhulu wenkampani, kusho i-imeyili kuma-reuters. "Imodeli yebhizinisi leLynas 'ukwengeza inani kwimithombo yeWalld yeWeld esitshalweni sayo sokucubungula eMalaysia."
U-Andrew White, umhlaziyi eCurran & Co eSydney, ukhiphe "uhlobo lweSymys of Lynas Ukuba ngumkhiqizi we-Lynas okuwukuphela komkhiqizi womhlaba ongavamile ngaphandle kweChina" ngokutholwa 'kwe-'Sup' ration yakhe enkampanini. "Kungumkhundla wokucwilisa owenza umehluko omkhulu."
ULynas ngoMeyi wasayina isivumelwano esabanjwa ngasese i-COLT MINE CORP eTexas ukuthuthukisa isitshalo sokucubungula esizokhipha imihlaba engavamile evela eMalaysia. I-Blue Line kanye neLynas abaphathi behle behle ukunikeza imininingwane ngezindleko namandla.
ULynas ngoLwesihlanu uthe uzokuhambisa ithenda ngenxa yoMnyango Wezokuvikela Wezokuvikela wase-US weziphakamiso zokwakha isitshalo sokucubungula e-United States. Ukuwina ibhidi kuzonikeza uLynas ukuba akhuphuke ukuthuthukisa isitshalo esivele sikhona esizeni seTexas sibe yisikhungo sokuhlukanisa emhlabeni ongenasisekelo.
UJames Stewart, umhlaziyi wezinsizakusebenza nge-Ausbil Investment Management Ltd eSydney, uthe bekulindele ukuthi isitshalo sokulungiswa kweTexas singangeza amaphesenti ayi-10-16 ukuze sizuze minyaka yonke.
ULynas wayesesikhundleni sethenda, wathi, unikezwe ukuthi kungathumela kalula izinto ezisetshenziswayo eMalaysia e-United States, futhi aguqule iTexas isitshalo esishibhile, okuthile ezinye izinkampani ezizolwela ukuziphindaphinda.
"Ukube i-US ibicabanga ukuthi kungcono yini ukwaba imali," kusho yena, "uLynas uhamba kahle impela."
Nokho, izinselelo zisekhona. I-China, kuMkhiqizi oHluleme kakhulu emhlabeni ongavamile, ikhuphuke ukukhiqizwa ezinyangeni ezedlule, kanti inciphisa ukufunwa komhlaba wonke kwabantu abenzi bezimoto zikagesi iqhubekele amanani entengo.
Lokho kuzobeka ingcindezi emugqeni ophansi kaLynas futhi kuhlolwe ukuzimisela kwe-US sokuchitha ukuthuthukisa eminye imithombo.
Isitshalo saseMalaysia sibe yindawo yemibhikisho ejwayelekile ngamaqembu ezemvelo athintekayo mayelana nokulahlwa kwemfucumfucu ephansi ye-radio.
ULynas, osekelwa yi-International Atomic Energy Agency, kusho lesi sitshalo kanye nokulahlwa kukadoti kuzwakala imvelo.
Le nkampani ibuye iboshelwe kwilayisense yokusebenza ephelelwa yisikhathi ngoMashi 2, yize kulindeleke ukuthi kwandiswe. Kepha kungenzeka ukuthi imibandela yelayisense eqinile ingafakwa ngeMalaysia iyekise abatshalizimali abaningi bezikhungo.
Eqokomisa lezo zinto ezikhathazayo, ngoLwesibili, uLynas Shares wawa amaphesenti ama-3,2 ngemuva kokuthi inkampani ithe isicelo sokwandisa ukukhiqizwa esitshalweni sehlulekile ukuthola imvume evela eMalaysia.
"Sizoqhubeka nokuba ngumphakeli wokukhetha kumakhasimende okungewona amaShayina," uLaCaze watshela umhlangano jikelele wonyaka wenkampani ngenyanga edlule.
Ukubikwa okwengeziwe uLiz Lee eKuala Lumpur, Kevin Buckendland eTokyo noTom Daly eBeijing; Ukuhlelwa nguPhilip McClellan
Isikhathi sePosi: Jul-04-2022