# Ucore Produces 99.9% Dysprosium Oxide Sample Material for Japanese, South Korean, and US Customer Qualifications

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/ucore-produces-99-9-dysprosium-oxide-sample-material-for-japanese-south-korean-a--72608859-c969-4d57-a3e8-832e1b3a3c86

Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/UCU/news/4978559035683351/ucore-produces-99-9-dysprosium-oxide-sample-material-for-japanese-south-korean-a

Publisher: tmx

Original announcement: 2026-07-07T12:57:00.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: Unknown date

Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date

- Company: Ucore Rare Metals Inc.

- Ticker: UCU

- Exchange: TSX

- Region: Ontario

- Primary commodity: Dysprosium

- Secondary commodities: Terbium, Neodymium, Praseodymium

- Document categories: Metallurgy

- Extracted: 2026-08-20 20:56:49 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.60 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

Ucore has successfully produced 99.9% pure dysprosium oxide at its Commercialization and Demonstration Facility in Kingston, Ontario. These high-purity samples are intended for technical qualification by major magnet and electronics manufacturers in Japan, South Korea, and the US.

Reasoning: The production of 99.9% pure dysprosium oxide is a significant technical milestone that bridges the gap between demonstration and commercial supply for the Western magnet industry.

- Positive factor: Successful production of high-purity \(99.9%\) oxide

- Positive factor: Demonstrates technical capability of RapidSX™ technology

- Positive factor: Directly supports downstream customer qualification and offtake potential

- Negative factor: Pilot-scale demonstration rather than commercial-scale production

Facts used in scoring: 1

## Classification and evidence

**Mill Route**

Polarity: neutral

Definition: Processing via mill or concentrator \(CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation\).

Why it applies: The process involves solvent-extraction \(RapidSX™\) and oxide production at a demonstration facility.

Evidence · text

> Developing the back-end oxalate and oxide production processes

## Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 1. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

## Metallurgical Results (1)

### solvent-extraction

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/ucore-produces-99-9-dysprosium-oxide-sample-material-for-japanese-south-korean-a--72608859-c969-4d57-a3e8-832e1b3a3c86#fact-metallurgical-facts-0)

dysprosium

#### Identity

- Commodity: dysprosium
- Ticker: UCU

#### Test Work

- Program Status: detailed
- Test Type: solvent-extraction
- Processing Route: RapidSX™
- Sample: 99.9% dysprosium \(Dy\) oxide generated at Ucore's Commercialization and Demonstration Facility \(CDF\)

#### Recovery

- Conc. Grade: 99.9
- Conc. Grade Unit: %

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-07-07T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Achieving 99.9% purity in a demonstration facility validates the separation technology for high-value heavy rare earths.

- Positive factor: High purity achieved \(99.9%\)

Evidence · text

> produced commercial-grade 99.9% dysprosium \(" Dy "\) oxide

## How Atlas produces this analysis

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