MMRA defends Kangankunde licence decision, signals possible review after Lindian takeover This article was originally published on Malawi24 ">Malawi24 , Malawi's #1 independent news platform. The Malawi Mining Regulatory Authority (MMRA) has defended its decision to issue a medium-scale mining licence for the Kangankunde Rare Earth Project, saying the classification was based strictly on legal thresholds and the technical details submitted by the original applicant, Rift Valley Resources Development Limited. In a written response to the Centre for Democracy and […] Read the full article and more Malawi news at MMRA defends Kangankunde licence decision, signals possible review after Lindian takeover ">Malawi24 — Breaking news, politics, business, sport and entertainment from Malawi and Africa, updated 24/7.