

These elements are essential components of almost every electrical device, and mining and refining them is big business. China is the world's largest producer of REEs, accounting for almost 61% of global production in 2021.. During the pandemic, China set limits on their rare earth exports, cornering the market and causing the dreaded chip shortage that …















WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today awarded $19 million for 13 projects in traditionally fossil fuel-producing communities across the country to support production of rare earth elements and critical minerals vital to the manufacturing of batteries, magnets, and other components important to the clean …







Rare earth elements (REEs), which comprise of only 17 elements from the entire periodic table, play a critical role to our national security, energy independence, environmental future, and economic growth. Many advanced technologies have components made from REEs such as magnets, batteries, phosphors, and catalysts.







In another instance of the rush to mine rare earth minerals in the state, Rare Element Resources Ltd., a Canadian exploration company, is setting up shop on a large rare earth deposit in Upton, Wyoming, with a novel new mining process that promises to speed up rare earth processing. This is called the Bear Lodge Project.



















The elements critical to the energy transition include the 17 rare earth elements, the 15 lanthanides plus scandium and yttrium. While many rare earth metals are actually common, they are called "rare" because they are seldom found in sufficient amounts to be extracted easily or economically. Rare earth element table. Image: Ivtorov









The Principal Rare Earth Elements Deposits of the United States—A Summary of Domestic Deposits and a Global Perspective (Report), U.S. Geological Survey Non-technical report providing an overview of the basic geology of rare earth elements including U.S. deposits, current sources and domestic reserves, and principal rare earth …





United Rare Earths is a US-owned company developing a premier Rare Earths Hub. Our operations will include a Magnet Recycling Center, a Refinery, and a Technology Center of Excellence. ... The United States has the necessary resources to develop and distribute rare earth elements and end our dependence on China. The mission and focus of …



Rare Element Resources (RER) was pleased to host Governor Gordon (R-WY) at our rare earth processing and separation demonstration plant project in Upton, Wyo. The Governor and several of his staff members, as well as community leaders, saw the construction progress and learned more about the Company's innovative rare earth …







USA Rare Earth owns an 80% interest in the Round Top Heavy Rare Earth, Lithium, and Critical Minerals deposit located in Hudspeth County, West Texas. With its development of the first rare earth and critical minerals processing facility in the United States, and ownership of the only scalable, sintered neo-magnet manufacturing system …



American Rare Earths owns about 8,000 acres of mining claims here – called the Halleck Creek Project – on a mix of private, federal and state land. The company announced promising results from exploratory drilling on Halleck Creek earlier this year, determining that there are about 5 million tons of rare earth oxides on their claims. This …



MP Materials, which operates the largest rare earth element mines in the Western Hemisphere, had a big week. It was one of three companies on Nov. 17 to receive Defense Department grants intended to return rare earth production to the United States. The following day it was listed on the New York Stock Exchange.


