Alto Hill Rare Earth Mine in Brazil Intersects High-Grade Ore

Published: Feb 26, 2026 14:30

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Brazil Rare Earths (BRE) has intersected ore bodies with total rare earth oxide (TREO) grades as high as 35.3% during step-out drilling at the Alto Hill deposit in the Rocha Project. At a depth of 115 meters, a 28-meter intersection graded 19.4%. Key elements included praseodymium-neodymium oxide at 5.96% and heavy rare earth dysprosium-terbium oxide at 0.305%, accompanied by high-value minerals such as niobium (1.7%) and scandium. Drilling has extended the ore body along strike to 1.2 kilometers and identified parallel ore bodies, indicating the area is becoming a world-class rare earth cluster. The company holds an inferred resource of 25.2 million mt (TREO grade 1%). Its low-temperature acid treatment process achieves a rare earth recovery rate of 97%.

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