Louisiana Strategic Metals Complex (SMC) Hydrometallurgical Processing Facility

planned

A hydrometallurgical processing facility in Louisiana, USA, to process rare earth concentrate from the Yangibana Project into mixed rare earth carbonate (MREC) for downstream separation. The facility is part of Ucore Rare Metals Inc.'s efforts to establish a North American rare earth supply chain and is supported by the U.S. Department of Defense funding. The project includes a techno-economic assessment and gap analysis for the new Hydromet plant.