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Podcast: Company Interviews
Episode: Viridis Mining & Minerals (ASX:VMM) - How this Rare Earth Giant's Grades Could Reshape Global Supply
Description: Interview with Rafael Moreno, Managing Director & CEO of Viridis Mining & MineralsRecording date: 2nd Sept 2025Viridis Mining & Minerals (ASX:VMM) is advancing the Colossus ionic clay rare earth project in Brazil’s Minas Gerais state, focused on producing high-value rare earth elements neodymium, praseodymium, dysprosium, and terbium (NdPr-DyTb) with very low radioactive content. The project benefits from simple free-dig mining of shallow deposits and straightforward atmospheric-pressure processing, enabled by a unique ionic clay geological formation. These factors contribute to superior economics, with a pre-feasibility study (PFS) estimating a net present value (NPV) of US$1.41 billion an...