Lindian Resources (ASX:LIN) hired Obsideo for the design and construction of an optimized process plant at the Kangankunde rare earths project in Malawi, according to a Wednesday Australian bourse filing.
The contract covers the full engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning of the stage 1 processing plant.
Project optimization work delivered a 25% ore processing increase to boost production to 20,000 tonnes per year of monazite concentrate from 15,300 tonnes.
Lindian Resources' shares jumped 6% in recent trading on Wednesday.