Environmentalists have slammed Malaysia's move to let Australian miner Lynas import and process rare earths until March 2026.
Malaysia's Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Chang Lin Kang speaks during a press conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023. Australian miner Lynas Rare Earth has won a reprieve until March 2026 to continue its activities in its Malaysian plant that produce radioactive waste material.
“It is extremely irresponsible of the minister to extend Lynas’ license and allow them to generate more waste when the existing waste has not been safely dealt with,” he said. “A reversal of the government decision based on this preliminary study does not at all sound convincing or assuring from a public health and environmental standpoint,” it said in a statement. While the government is keen to profit from the rare earths industry, this cannot be at the expense of people’s health and the environment, it added.
It has amassed in a gigantic open landfill exposed to natural disasters such as floods. Lynas is building a permanent disposal facility to bury the waste but it's unclear why it took so long to complete.
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