US Rare Earths Produces Commercial-Grade Oxides from Recycled Magnet Scrap in Colorado Facility

Published: Jul 16, 2026 18:01

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[SMM Rare Earth News] US Rare Earths (USAR) announced that its hydrometallurgy facility in Wheat Ridge, Colorado has successfully produced commercial-grade dysprosium oxide and Pr-Nd oxide samples from recycled rare earth magnet scrap. The scrap originated from NdFeB magnetic material processing cuttings at the company’s magnet manufacturing plant in Stillwater, Oklahoma. This breakthrough makes USAR one of the few Western producers capable of separating heavy rare earths outside Asia. The company estimates that recycled scrap could meet 30% of future raw material demand for magnetic rare earth oxides. These oxides will be sent to its UK subsidiary, Less Common Metals, for conversion into rare earth metals, which will then be supplied to US magnet factories.

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