I-MOUNT WELD, Australia/TOKYO (Reuters) - Imayini yaseMount Weld ibukeka iqhelelene nempi yohwebo yase-US-China, njengoba ibhodloze intabamlilo echithekile emaphethelweni aqhelile ogwadule iGreat Victoria Desert eWestern Australia.
Kodwa ingxabano ibe yinzuzo enkulu ku-Lynas Corp (LYC.AX), umnikazi we-Mount Weld yase-Australia. Imayini izidla enye yezindawo ezicebe kakhulu zomhlaba ezingavamile, izingxenye ezibalulekile zayo yonke into kusukela kuma-iPhone kuya ezinhlelweni zezikhali.
Izeluleko kulo nyaka ezenziwe yiChina zokuthi inganqamula ukuthunyelwa komhlaba okungajwayelekile e-United States njengoba impi yezohwebo eyayiphakathi kwalawa mazwe womabili yavusa umbango we-US wokuthola izinto ezintsha - futhi yathumela amasheya akwa-Lynas enyuka.
Njengenkampani okungeyona eyamaShayina kuphela echumayo emkhakheni wemihlaba engavamile, amasheya eLynas azuze u-53% kulo nyaka. Amasheya enyuke ngamaphesenti angu-19 ngesonto eledlule ezindabeni zokuthi inkampani ingase ithumele ithenda yohlelo lwase-US lokwakha izindawo zokucubungula umhlaba ongavamile e-United States.
Imihlaba eyivelakancane ibalulekile ekukhiqizeni izimoto zikagesi, futhi itholakala kozibuthe abasebenzisa izinjini zezinjini zomoya, kanye nakumakhompyutha neminye imikhiqizo yabathengi. Ezinye zibalulekile kumishini yezempi njengezinjini zejethi, izinhlelo zokuqondisa imicibisholo, amasathelayithi namalaser.
Ibonanza ye-rare Earths ka-Lynas kulo nyaka iqhutshwa ukwesaba kwe-US ngokulawula kwamaShayina kulo mkhakha. Kodwa izisekelo zalokho kuqhuma kwasungulwa cishe eminyakeni eyishumi edlule, lapho elinye izwe - iJapane - labhekana nokushaqeka kwalo okungavamile komhlaba.
Ngo-2010, i-China yabeka imingcele ekuthengiseni umhlaba ongavamile e-Japan kulandela ingxabano yendawo phakathi kwala mazwe womabili, nakuba iBeijing yathi izindlela zokunciphisa zisekelwe ekukhathazekeni kwemvelo.
Ngokwesaba ukuthi izimboni zayo zobuchwepheshe obuphezulu zisengozini, i-Japan yanquma ukutshala imali e-Mount Weld - uLynas ayithole e-Rio Tinto ngo-2001 - ukuze athole izimpahla.
Isekelwa uxhaso oluvela kuhulumeni wase-Japan, inkampani yokuhweba yase-Japan, i-Sojitz (2768.T), isayine isivumelwano sokuhlinzekwa kwezigidi ezingu-250 zamarandi womhlaba ongavamile ombiwa kule ndawo.
"Uhulumeni waseChina wasenzela umusa," kusho uNick Curtis, owayengusihlalo omkhulu eLynas ngaleso sikhathi.
Lesi sivumelwano siphinde sasiza ngezimali ukwakhiwa kwemboni yokucubungula uLynas abeyihlela eKuantan, eMalaysia.
Lokho kutshalwa kwezimali kwasiza iJapan ukuba inciphise ukuthembela kwayo emhlabeni ongavamile eChina ngengxenye yesithathu, ngokusho kukaMichio Daito, owengamele umhlaba ongavamile nezinye izimbiwa eMnyangweni Wezomnotho, Wezohwebo Nezimboni waseJapane.
Amadili futhi abeka izisekelo zebhizinisi lika-Lynas. Ukutshalwa kwezimali kwavumela i-Lynas ukuthi ithuthukise imayini yayo futhi ithole indawo yokucubungula e-Malaysia enamanzi nezinto zikagesi ezazishoda e-Mount Weld. Ukuhlelwa kube nenzuzo enkulu kuLynas.
E-Mount Weld, insimbi igxiliswa ibe yi-earth oxide eyivelakancane ethunyelwa eMalaysia ukuze ihlukaniselwe imihlaba ehlukahlukene eyivelakancane. Okusele bese kuya e-China, ukuze kuqhutshekwe nokucubungula.
Izimali ezifakwa eMount Weld “zisekele ikhono lenkampani lokukhulisa ukulingana nezikweletu,” kusho u-Amanda Lacaze, isikhulu esiphezulu sale nkampani, ku-imeyili eya kwaReuters. “Imodeli yebhizinisi kaLynas iwukwengeza inani esisetshenziswa se-Mount Weld embonini yayo yaseMalaysia.”
U-Andrew White, umhlaziyi wakwa-Curran & Co e-Sydney, ucaphune “imvelo yesu yokuthi uLynas kube ukuphela komkhiqizi womhlaba ongavamile ngaphandle kwaseShayina” onekhono lokuhluza isilinganiso sakhe 'sokuthenga' enkampanini. "Umthamo wokucwenga owenza umehluko omkhulu."
ULynas ngoMeyi wasayina isivumelwano neBlue Line Corp ephethwe ngasese eTexas sokwenza imboni yokulungisa izinto ezokhipha umhlaba ongandile ezintweni ezithunyelwe zisuka eMalaysia. Izikhulu zeBlue Line kanye neLynas zinqabile ukunikeza imininingwane mayelana nezindleko namandla.
ULynas ngoLwesihlanu uthe uzothumela ithenda ephendula ikhwelo loMnyango Wezokuvikela e-US mayelana neziphakamiso zokwakha imboni yokulungisa izinto e-United States. Ukuwina ibhidi kuzonika u-Lynas amandla okuthuthukisa isitshalo esikhona endaweni yaseTexas sibe indawo ehlukanisa umhlaba osindayo ongavamile.
UJames Stewart, umhlaziyi wezinsiza we-Ausbil Investment Management Ltd eSydney, uthe ulindele ukuthi imboni yaseTexas ingakwazi ukwengeza amaphesenti ayi-10-15 emalini etholwa minyaka yonke.
ULynas ubesesimeni esigculisayo sethenda, uthe, uma kubhekwa ukuthi ingathumela kalula izinto ezicutshungulwe eMalaysia e-United States, futhi iguqule imboni yaseTexas ngemali eshibhile, into ezinye izinkampani ezingeke zikwazi ukuyenza.
"Ukube i-US ibicabanga ukuthi iyiphi indawo engcono yokubeka imali," kusho yena, "uLynas usekahle futhi usengaphambili ngempela."
Izinselelo zisekhona, nokho. I-China, okuyiyona ehamba phambili ekukhiqizeni umhlaba ongavamile, inyuse ukukhiqizwa ezinyangeni ezisanda kwedlula, kanti ukwehla kwesidingo somhlaba wonke esivela kubakhiqizi bezimoto zikagesi nakho kwehlise amanani entengo.
Lokho kuzofaka ingcindezi emgqeni ka-Lynas futhi kuvivinye isinqumo sase-US sokusebenzisa imali ukuze kwakhiwe enye imithombo.
Isikhungo saseMalaysia siphinde saba isizinda semibhikisho yamaqembu emvelo akhathazekile ngokulahlwa kwemfucumfucu enezinga eliphansi lemisebe.
ULynas, esekelwa yi-International Atomic Energy Agency, uthi lesi sikhungo kanye nokulahlwa kwemfucuza kuhambisana nemvelo.
Le nkampani iboshelwe nelayisensi yokusebenza ephelelwa yisikhathi ngoMashi 2, nakuba kulindeleke ukuthi inwetshwe. Kodwa ukuthi kungenzeka ukuthi izimo zelayisensi eziqinile zingashaywa yiMalaysia kuvimbe abatshalizimali abaningi bezikhungo.
Iqokomisa lokho kukhathazeka, ngoLwesibili, amasheya akwaLynas ehle ngamaphesenti angama-3.2 ngemuva kokuthi inkampani ithe isicelo sokwandisa umkhiqizo embonini yehlulekile ukuthola imvume evela eMalaysia.
"Sizoqhubeka nokuba ngabahlinzeki abakhethayo kumakhasimende angewona amaShayina," kusho uLacaze emhlanganweni waminyaka yonke wale nkampani ngenyanga edlule.
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Isikhathi sokuthumela: Jan-12-2020