Feb 20 (Reuters) - Australian billionaire Andrew
Forrest's Wyloo Metals and rare-earths developer Hastings
Technology Metals HAS.AX will form a joint venture for the
Yangibana rare earths and niobium project in Western Australia,
the parties said on Thursday.
Private mining group Wyloo will own a 60% stake in the
venture and manage and operate the project, while Hastings'
subsidiary Yangibana Jubilee will hold the remaining stake.
(Reporting by Sameer Manekar in Bengaluru; Editing by Sherry
Jacob-Phillips)
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