Canadian Rare Earths Refiner Ucore Demonstrates Ndpr Recovery From Different Feedstocks 2026 08 21
Original announcement by miningweekly on
- Company
- Ucore Rare Metals
- Ticker
- Unavailable
- Exchange
- Unavailable
- Region
- Ontario
- Primary commodity
- Rare earths
- Secondary commodities
- Neodymium, Praseodymium, Samarium, Gadolinium, Terbium, Dysprosium, Yttrium
- Document categories
- Metallurgy
- Extracted
- 2026-08-21 14:51:04 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Ucore Rare Metals has successfully produced 99.5% pure neodymium-praseodymium (NdPr) from both ionic clay and bastnaesite feedstocks at its Kingston, Ontario facility. This demonstration validates the versatility of its RapidSX technology platform ahead of commercial development at the Louisiana Strategic Metals Complex.
Reasoning: Successful demonstration of high-purity NdPr recovery from two distinct feedstock types (ionic clay and bastnaesite) validates the company's proprietary RapidSX technology.
Positive factors
- demonstrated technical ability to process different feedstocks
- high-purity product achieved (99.5%)
- technology platform (RapidSX) validated in simulated commercial environment
Facts used in scoring: 2
Classification and evidence
Mill Routeneutral
Processing via mill or concentrator (CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation).
Why it applies: The process involves solvent extraction (RapidSX) at a demonstration facility.
Evidence · text
“Ucore's RapidSX technology chemistry is the same as that of conventional solvent extraction”
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 2. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Metallurgical Results (2)
solvent extractionneodymium-praseodymiumView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- neodymium-praseodymium
Test Work
- Program Status
- detailed
- Test Type
- solvent extraction
- Processing Route
- RapidSX
- Sample
- Vietnamese mixed rare earth oxide derived from ionic clay source material
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-21T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Successful production of 99.5% pure NdPr from ionic clay feedstock.
Positive factors
- high purity achieved
Evidence · text
“produced a high-purity (99.5%) neodymium-praseodymium (NdPr) sample from two different feedstocks”
solvent extractionneodymium-praseodymiumView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- neodymium-praseodymium
Test Work
- Program Status
- detailed
- Test Type
- solvent extraction
- Processing Route
- RapidSX
- Sample
- North American bastnaesite derived mixed rare earth carbonate
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-21T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Successful production of 99.5% pure NdPr from bastnaesite feedstock.
Positive factors
- high purity achieved
Evidence · text
“produced a high-purity (99.5%) neodymium-praseodymium (NdPr) sample from two different feedstocks”
How Atlas produces this analysis
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