澳大利亚支持为稀土项目提供8000万澳元贷款, 以提升美国清洁能源和国防供给。 Australia backs $80M loan for rare earth project to boost U.S. clean energy and defense supply.

澳大利亚出口金融公司为澳大利亚的Donald Rare地球和矿物砂项目(能源燃料公司和天文有限公司的一项重大重要矿物倡议)发放了最高达8 000万澳元的有条件、无约束力的高级债务融资支持通知书。 Export Finance Australia has issued a conditional, non-binding Letter of Support for up to A$80 million in senior debt financing for the Donald Rare Earth and Mineral Sands Project in Australia, a major critical minerals initiative by Energy Fuels Inc. and Astron Limited. 该项目需要资金总额5.2亿澳元,目标是实现债务与股本比率的50%,现已准备就绪,目标是在最后投资决定和融资之前,在2027年中期开始生产。 The project, requiring A$520 million in total funding and aiming for a 50% debt-to-equity ratio, is shovel-ready and targeted to begin production by mid-2027, pending final investment decision and financing. 它将生产稀土元素,包括重重的REEs如和,所有第一阶段产量都是在与能源燃料公司达成的长期采购协议下,用于其犹他工厂的加工,该工厂计划在2026年底生产分离的重重REE氧化物. It will produce rare earth elements, including key heavy REEs like dysprosium and terbium, with all Phase 1 output under a long-term offtake agreement with Energy Fuels for processing at its Utah mill, which plans to produce separated heavy REE oxides by late 2026. 该项目可以提供美国约三分之一的镝和四分之一的铽需求，支持清洁能源、国防和先进制造业。 The project could supply about one-third of U.S. dysprosium and a quarter of terbium demand, supporting clean energy, defense, and advanced manufacturing. 在开展早期现场工作和采购长期领先设备的同时,筹资工作也在取得进展。 Financing efforts are advancing alongside early site work and procurement of long-lead equipment.