George Bennett

Chief Executive Officer, Rainbow Rare Earths

George Bennett is Chief Executive Officer of Rainbow Rare Earths.

Rainbow Rare Earths is a London-listed developer of the Phalaborwa rare earths project in South Africa, which would recover neodymium and praseodymium from phosphogypsum stockpiles. In October 2026 it pushed first production to early 2029 and said it was weighing a US listing.

In the job

  1. Announced new executive and managerial appointments to add commercial, critical minerals and ESG expertise as Rainbow moves from feasibility towards development. Source

  2. Set early construction at Phalaborwa for the final quarter of 2027, with initial production in early 2029, and said a US listing would come in 2027 if approved. Source

Sources

  1. miningmx.com
  2. engineeringnews.co.za
  3. miningmx.com

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