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  "id": 15687301,
  "title": "Critica tables monster $2.7B valuation for WA rare earths play",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/critica-tables-monster-2-7b-valuation-for-wa-rare-earths-play",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-20T02:43:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
    "slug": "the-sydney-morning-herald",
    "url": "https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/critica-tables-monster-2-7b-valuation-for-wa-rare-earths-play-20261020-p6173j.html?ref=rss"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Critica Limited’s WA rare earths scoping study has delivered a huge $2.7 billion pre-tax valuation, 56% IRR and $556 million in upfront capital earmarked for a 14-year operation.",
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        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Critica tables monster $2.7B valuation for WA rare earths play",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/critica-tables-monster-2-7b-valuation-for-wa-rare-earths-play-15687320",
        "published": "2026-10-20T02:43:06.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}