Pensana article9 Jun 2026 08:03
Against this backdrop, one project in Angola is quietly rewriting the narrative. Pensana Longonjo mine construction is not a concept, not a feasibility study, and not a junior explorer's aspiration. It is a $250 million construction project now 22% complete, backed by a $165 million strategic investment, underpinned by US Export-Import Bank political risk insurance, and surrounded by an offtake partner network spanning Japan, Europe, and the United States. The programme represents arguably the most advanced Western-aligned rare earth development outside Asia currently under active build, and the implications for global supply chain architecture are substantial.