Ucore readies Louisiana heavy rare-earth processing under its US Department of War agreement

Ucore Rare Metals/Louisiana Strategic Metals Complex

Ucore reported progress moving its RapidSX technology from the Kingston, Ontario demonstration plant to Louisiana under a US$22.4 million Department of War agreement. The 52-stage demo plant had run about 5,700 hours since December 2023 and produced separated products from NdPr to dysprosium and terbium. Installation of the first Louisiana machine was then planned for mid-2026.

• Demo plant: 52 stages, ~5,700 hours, over 25,000 samples analysed.
• Ucore says RapidSX and conventional solvent extraction give virtually identical chemistry.
• Louisiana focus: samarium-europium-gadolinium, terbium and dysprosium, plus NdPr.
• Machine #1 installation then planned for mid-2026.