# Mountain Pass NdPr output up 41% to 840 t; MP commissioning its dysprosium-terbium circuit

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Date: 6 Aug 2026
About: [MP Materials](https://technooptimist.io/companies/mp-materials.md) · [Mountain Pass mine and separation](https://technooptimist.io/materials/mountain-pass.md)
Original source: https://mpmaterials.com/news/mp-materials-reports-second-quarter-2026-results

MP produced 840 tonnes of NdPr in the second quarter of 2026 and sold 1,006 tonnes, while rare-earth oxide output fell 16% because of a scheduled maintenance outage and pilot testing. On the earnings call management said the Dy/Tb circuit was being commissioned and dysprosium and terbium would ship to the Fort Worth magnet plant later in 2026.

## Key facts

- NdPr production 840 t (+41%); sales 1,006 t (+127%).
- NdPr oxide and metal revenue: $94.4M; price-protection income: $17.6M.
- REO production 11,072 t, down 16%.
- Management expects Q3 NdPr output above 1,000 t.

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