# Rare Earth Elements Market Projected to Reach $10.44 Billion by 2030 Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/rare-earth-elements-market-projected-to-reach-10-44-billion-by-2030--73596bec-d6d1-4cde-954a-6ae82650e7da Original source: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/rare-earth-elements-market-projected-to-reach-10-44-billion-by-2030--302885736.html Publisher: prnewswire Original announcement: 2026-09-22T13:01:57.108Z Analysis by Minestarters Atlas Atlas analysis published: 2026-09-22T13:11:29.317Z Atlas analysis updated: 2026-09-22T13:11:29.317Z - Company: Tactical Resources Corp. - Ticker: TREO - Exchange: Unavailable - Region: Texas, USA - Primary commodity: Rare earth elements - Secondary commodities: Yttrium, Lithium, Niobium, Rubidium, Zirconium - Document categories: Metallurgy, Other - Extracted: 2026-09-22 13:11:30 UTC Narrative sentiment: 0.40 · Bullish ## Minestarters Atlas summary Tactical Resources Corp. provided an update on its Peak Project in Texas, highlighting metallurgical test results showing up to 96.1% extraction of rare earth elements plus yttrium under heated hydrochloric acid conditions. The project focuses on utilizing existing pre-crushed fines stockpiles, though no formal mineral resource has been estimated yet. Reasoning: The company reported significant metallurgical extraction potential \(up to 96.1%\) for heavy rare earths from existing stockpiles, though results are preliminary and scoping-scale. - Positive factor: High extraction potential under heated acid conditions - Positive factor: Heavy rare earth and yttrium enrichment - Positive factor: Feedstock material is already mined and stockpiled - Negative factor: Scoping-scale results from composite samples - Negative factor: No mineral resource or reserve estimated - Negative factor: Results may not be representative of total material Facts used in scoring: 3 ## Classification and evidence **Bench Scale Only** Polarity: negative Definition: Only preliminary bench tests completed — no locked-cycle or pilot work. Why it applies: The company explicitly states these are scoping-scale results from composite samples and not commercial-scale. Evidence · text > The Company is explicit that these were scoping-scale results from composite samples that do not establish commercial-scale recovery **QA/QC Disclosed** Polarity: positive Story-specific tag Definition: Release includes QA/QC disclosure — certified lab, QP sign-off, or stated methods \(blanks, standards, duplicates\). Why it applies: The release mentions independent samples collected by a Qualified Person and names specific metallurgical consultants. Evidence · text > comparable profile returned by independent samples collected by the Qualified Person during a site inspection **Multi-Domain Tested** Polarity: positive Definition: Variability across ore domains \(oxide, transition, fresh\) has been addressed. Why it applies: 3 distinct composites were tested ## Extracted facts Stored fact records: 3. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record. ## Metallurgical Results (3) ### bottle roll [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/rare-earth-elements-market-projected-to-reach-10-44-billion-by-2030--73596bec-d6d1-4cde-954a-6ae82650e7da#fact-metallurgical-facts-0) Peak Project · rare earth elements #### Identity - Project: Peak Project - Commodity: rare earth elements - Region: texas, usa - Reported Region: Texas, USA - Ticker: TREO #### Test Work - Program Status: scoping - Test Type: bottle roll - Processing Route: ambient-temperature hydrochloric acid bottle-roll - Sample: ambient-temperature hydrochloric acid bottle-roll testing #### Recovery - Recovery: 25.3 % - Recovery Basis: actual\_test #### Lab - Laboratory: Kemetco Research Inc. #### Review - Needs Review: No - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-09-22T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: 25.3% recovery is low, though expected for ambient bottle-roll testing. - Negative factor: Low recovery under ambient conditions Evidence · text > Preliminary total rare earth plus yttrium extraction ran from less than 25.3% under ambient-temperature hydrochloric acid bottle-roll testing #### Tags used in scoring **Byproduct Commodity** Polarity: neutral Definition: The tested commodity is a byproduct rather than the primary economic driver. Why it applies: the release describes a byproduct credit ### agitated-tank [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/rare-earth-elements-market-projected-to-reach-10-44-billion-by-2030--73596bec-d6d1-4cde-954a-6ae82650e7da#fact-metallurgical-facts-1) Peak Project · rare earth elements #### Identity - Project: Peak Project - Commodity: rare earth elements - Region: texas, usa - Reported Region: Texas, USA - Ticker: TREO #### Test Work - Program Status: scoping - Test Type: agitated-tank - Processing Route: heated hydrochloric acid agitated-tank - Sample: heated hydrochloric acid agitated-tank conditions #### Recovery - Recovery: 96.1 % - Recovery Basis: actual\_test #### Lab - Laboratory: Kemetco Research Inc. #### Review - Needs Review: No - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-09-22T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: 96.1% recovery is exceptional for the commodity, though limited by scoping-scale methodology. - Positive factor: High extraction rate - Negative factor: Scoping-scale results Evidence · text > between 95.6% and 96.1% under heated hydrochloric acid agitated-tank conditions #### Tags used in scoring **Byproduct Commodity** Polarity: neutral Definition: The tested commodity is a byproduct rather than the primary economic driver. Why it applies: the release describes a byproduct credit ### unspecified [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/rare-earth-elements-market-projected-to-reach-10-44-billion-by-2030--73596bec-d6d1-4cde-954a-6ae82650e7da#fact-metallurgical-facts-2) Peak Project · rare earth elements #### Identity - Project: Peak Project - Commodity: rare earth elements - Region: texas, usa - Reported Region: Texas, USA - Ticker: TREO #### Test Work - Program Status: scoping - Test Type: unspecified - Processing Route: sulfuric acid - Sample: sulfuric acid tests #### Recovery - Recovery: 93 % - Recovery Basis: actual\_test #### Lab - Laboratory: Kemetco Research Inc. #### Review - Needs Review: No - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-09-22T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: 93% recovery is strong for sulfuric acid testing. - Positive factor: Strong recovery Evidence · text > the two sulfuric acid tests returning between 88% and 93% #### Tags used in scoring **Byproduct Commodity** Polarity: neutral Definition: The tested commodity is a byproduct rather than the primary economic driver. Why it applies: the release describes a byproduct credit ## How Atlas produces this analysis Minestarters Atlas uses automated extraction to summarize mining announcements, identify reported measurements, and classify supporting evidence. Sentiment reflects the extracted narrative and classification rules; it is an interpretation, not a reported measurement. Evidence quotes and context are provided where available. Missing data, low-confidence results, and review flags indicate limitations. Check the original publisher announcement before relying on an interpretation.