CRADA Between USCMC and INL Enters Second Phase to Build Pilot-Scale Rare Earth Processing Plant

Published: Jun 13, 2025 15:19

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The Cooperative Research & Development Agreement (CRADA) between U.S. Critical Materials Corp. (USCMC) and Idaho National Laboratory (INL) has entered its second phase, with the goal of establishing a pilot-scale processing plant capable of domestic rare earth production.

This facility will process high-grade ore from the company's Sheep Creek deposit in Montana, which contains minerals such as strontium, niobium, praseodymium, neodymium, samarium, scandium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, and yttrium.

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