The US Department of Defense has signed a $120mn deal with Australia's Lynas Rare Earths to build one of the first US domestic heavy rare earths separation facilities, part of Washington's ...Web
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During its four decades of operation, the Rare Earths Facility processed up to 141,000 tons of monazite. The liquid waste from the extraction process was dumped into unlined ponds around the ...Web
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Acid mine drainage treatment plants would feed the resulting concentrates into a central facility. The NETL contract will be used to conduct a feasibility study on a potential site for this facility. Establishing a national supply chain for rare earth elements would help address at least two of the nation's most pressing challenges -- water ...Web
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In February, the Department of Defense announced that it is contributing $30.4 million to Lynas Rare Earths Ltd.'s efforts to establish a separation facility in Texas capable of producing the light rare earths …Web
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Currently, the only U.S. rare earths mining and processing facility is the Mountain Pass mine in California's Mojave Desert. Operated by MP Materials, the mine accounts for close to 16 percent of the world's rare earths production. In 2023, the Mountain Pass operation no longer will be the sole rare earths mining operation.Web
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During its four decades of operation, the Rare Earths Facility processed up to 141,000 tons of monazite. The liquid waste from the extraction process was dumped into unlined ponds around the factory, …Web
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West ia University researchers will continue to develop and advance their pioneering method to extract and separate rare earth elements and critical minerals from acid mine drainage and coal waste, courtesy of $8 million in new funding from the U.S. Department of Energy.. The grant, part of President Joe Biden's Investing in America …Web
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Vital Metals (ASX: VML), the only rare earths producer in Canada, is pressing pause on construction of its half-finished Saskatoon processing facility after determining that its plans to market an ...Web
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Since then, MP Materials has been steadily ramping up rare-earth production at Mountain Pass, generating 14,000 tons of rare-earth oxides in 2018, and 28,000 tons the following year. Last year ...Web
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Rare earths miner Lynas has signed an updated contract with the US Department of Defence (DoD) for the construction of its heavy rare earth processing facility in Texas. Lynas was in 2022 awarded ...Web
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FOA Number: DE-FOA-0002618 Download the full FOA: FedConnect Background Information On April 4, 2023, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) …Web
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Rare earths are a group of 17 elements with chemical ... as illustrated by the U.S. Department of Defense's recent decision to allocate $258 million toward a new rare earth processing facility ...Web
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With the goal of producing rare earth metals and magnets in Oklahoma by next year, USA Rare Earth plans to invest more than $100 million into the Stillwater facility. The completion of this plant will provide the final links in the company's envisioned U.S. rare earths mine-to-magnets supply chain.Web
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At the new Stillwater facility, USARE is now recommissioning the only commercial-scale rare earth permanent magnet manufacturing equipment in the U.S. "Currently, the United States, European Union, Japan and much of the developed world is largely reliant on China for critical rare earth element production," said Thayer Smith, …Web
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Update on the U.S. Rare Earths Processing Facility. 31 July 2023. During the quarter (1 April 2023 – 30 June 2023), progress continued on plans for the U.S. Rare Earths Processing Facility including finalising the site acquisition, detailed engineering and long lead item procurement activities. Lynas has completed the purchase of a 149-acre ...Web
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The Rare Earths Facility in West Chicago not only was a major employer in its heyday, but also became the site of a large mound of discarded radioactive waste that locals called Mount Thorium.Web
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A new pilot plant that will process rare earth elements necessary for many critical U.S. military weapons systems opened in June, as part of an effort to end China's …Web
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The Rare Earth Elements Demonstration Facility Program is designed to demonstrate the feasibility of a full-scale integrated rare earth element extraction and separation facility …Web
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Mountain Pass Rare Earth Mine and Processing Facility MP Materials photo This is part 4 of a 5-part special report on the health of the defense industrial base. Click here to download the full Vital Signs 2023 …Web
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FILE - Construction vehicles are parked at the site of Lynas' rare earths plant in Gebeng, eastern Malaysia, Thursday, April 19, 2012. Australian miner Lynas Rare Earths said Friday, Oct. 20, 2023, that it will temporarily shut down most of its operations in Malaysia for upgrading as it deals with a legal battle with the Malaysian government over …Web
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Pending final agreements, Lynas also plans to establish a heavy rare-earths separation facility adjacent to the light rare-earths facility in Hondo, the spokeswoman said. The Hondo facility will complement Lynas' existing Australian and Malaysian operations, and when complete, Lynas will be capable of producing 25% of the world's …Web
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Lynas, the world's largest producer of rare earths outside of China, said its sales revenue was A$157.5 million ($104.85 million) for the three-month period ended June 30, compared with A$294.5 ...Web
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Even the sole operating rare earths mine in the US, Mountain Pass in California, ships over 50,000 tonnes of concentrated rare earths to China each year due to outdated processing facilities at the site. MP Materials, which operates the mine, received Pentagon funding last year to establish domestic processing facilities for light rare earths.Web
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The Pentagon wants miners to describe plans to develop U.S. rare earths mines and processing facilities, and asked manufacturers to detail their needs for the minerals, according to the document ...Web
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The former Rare Earths Facility (REF) will finally receive its remaining cleanup before it is transferred to the City of West Chicago for use as a new city park. The REF extracted thorium from monazite ore from 1932 to 1973. The operations generated significant quantities of waste materials and contamination of the surrounding areas.Web
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The Commercial Light Rare Earths separation facility adjoining the US state backed industrial complex will have $30M of government funding, with Lynas contributing a matching amount. Lynas Rare EarthsWeb
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In the second piece of rare earths news this month, construction has begun on Lynas Rare Earths' new processing facility in Kalgoorlie. The refined products are used in batteries and other renewable technology, with Lynas moving the processing it currently does in Malaysia onshore for the first time. April 26, 2022 Bella Peacock. Energy Storage.Web
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