That is the size of Peninsular Malaysia with respect to the Western Australia Desert where the rare earth mine of Lynas, Mount Weld is located. Lynas was unable to get approval from the Australian Government to have its world biggest rare earth plant at Mount Weld in the wide, very very wide Western Australia Desert that can engulf the whole of Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore and a third Sumatra. Why? Well, the Australian Government cares for her people. Even though Sydney and Melbourne are 2,500km to 3,000km from Mount Weld.
The Malaysian Government gave Lynas 12 years of tax Exemption to have its world largest rare earth plant in this tiny country and the plant is sited next to towns, fishing villages, beautiful beach resorts and Hotels. It is truly madness of the highest order, a world class laughing stock. If the radio-active waste leaked to the sea, it would go with the current to Chukai and all its surrounding fishing villages.
Lynas under its Executive Chairman, Nicholas Curtis, continues to claim that the waste is harmless and can be used to construct road but so far it did not explain why it cannot have its plant at Mount Weld and has to send the raw material 4,000 km to Malaysia for treatment.
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