The Esperance region could be the "Pilbara" of Rare Earths and Coffee with Samso Episode 165 with Guy Le Page, Non-Executive Director of Mount Ridley Mines Limited (ASX: MRD), is all about the realisation of a Clay-Hosted Rare Earth Region. The Rare Earth narrative is gaining pace. This is a great thing for the investors in this space but I feel that there is still no straight answer to what constitute a workable project. All the numbers are a blur and what is a number/grade that is a cause for celebrations. In addition, what is a good sized resource that will make a project economical. The Mount Ridley REE project appears to have all the components that make a good resource project. The grade (according to current descriptions) is among the peers. The length of intercept in the current drilling looks acceptable, again, according to the comparisons from peer projects. When I look at the current Clay REE story, as Guy Le page rightly points out, it is now all about metallurgy. The companies that are in the industry are trying to figure out how to treat the resources. The expertise that is in China has been a vacuum and that is not a good path for the Non-Chinese Rare Earth projects. As you watch and listen to Guy Le Page narrate the path forward for the REE players, it is crystal clear that they must work our the chemistry side of the business. What is also abundantly clear to me is that the region, the Esperance region, is made for industry. Everything is set up for some industry to come along and make full use of the facilities. In one of our discussions, Guy and I agreed that when the companies come up with a flow sheet that will drive the REE business. The business will have a very smooth transition as the Esperance township will embrace the opportunity with open arms. Check out the conversation in this Coffee with Samso and as I always encourage, DYOR. Chapters: 00:00 Start 00:20 Introduction 00:52 What is Mount Ridley all about? 02:20 A new province? 04:43 Can or will Australia be moving into an era of being a Rare Earths player? 06:07 Is it Clay harder than Hard Rock projects? 08:12 IS Rare Earths all about volume like the Coal story? 09:47 REO Type Breakdown 10:55 The Geopolitical Issue 14:59 MRD has bee Quiet achiever. 16:50 Thoughts on the market 17:59 News flow for the next 12 months 19:13 Why MRD? 20:02 Conclusion