THE LYNAS ADVANCED MATERIALS PROJECT (LAMP)

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THE LYNAS ADVANCED MATERIALS PROJECT (LAMP)
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Overview

• Extraction of rare earth in Gebeng Industrial
  Estate, Pahang
• Ore comes from Mount Weld in Western Australia
• Toxicity of the extraction process

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PURPORTED GAINS FOR MALAYSIA

• Jobs ( are we short of jobs?)
• Technology transfer ( but ore comes from
  Australia as very little local resources )
• Possible use for nuclear waste (in the future)
• Downstream industries

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ACTUAL GAINS FOR WHOM?

• Lynas
• - tax rebates for 12 years
• - rare earth that is extracted to be exported
• to countries like Japan, etc. Price of rare
• earth rising (so Lynas benefits)
• - claims to be able to break Chinas
• monopoly

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IMPACT

• Environmental
• Public Health (including worker health)
• Socio-economic
• - property/property prices
• - tourism
• - fishing
• - oil palm industry

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PEOPLES RESPONSE

• Formation of Save Malaysia
• Public Forums
• Submission of Memorandum at Parliament
• and Australian High Commission
• Formation of Peoples Green Coalition
• Engaging IAEA