Again, ANY mining engineer with the vaguest knowledge of the RE C&L process would understand the volumes of acid & additive chemicals used during the process, even with the REE chloride taken off the volume of residue is far great than the concentrate input.
Where do you think these acids & chemicals come from, corner milk bar?
One of the reasons Lynas went to Malaysia in the first place was local access to these crucial inputs.
Due to a small number of supplies across the complex in Oz the prices are far higher than what can be sourced internationally, hence HAS relocation to Onslow, access to port.
Backloading residues to mine site is a minor issue compared to locating hydromet to Onslow, better access to experienced plant operators another dead obvious one.
You sound a lot like Rocky, who's never produced a kg of REO on spec in his life, loudly pronouncing after the LAMP tour 2019 that Lynas was wasting its time doing over 1000 chem analysis per day, blissfully unaware that is how they play the LAMP like a violin after near decade of perfecting the process.
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