Canada has recently inaugurated a rare earth refining plant in Saskatchewan, a significant development in the global supply chain for these critical materials. With China dominating over 80% of the rare earth refining market,

The Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC) has commenced the production of rare earth metals at its facility in Saskatoon, Canada, marking North America's entry into the production of these critical elements.

The province's Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC) has announced that they've created their first-ever commercial-scale batch of rare earth metals over the summer, which is a first for the entirety of North America.

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Rare Earth Processing Facility located in Saskatoon is ahead of schedule and produced rare earth metals at a commercial scale in summer 2024. According to SRC, Saskatchewan is the first and only jurisdiction to do so in North America.

With rare earth metals likely to be an emerging industry in Saskatchewan, the province's existing industries could see benefits from a new sector opening up. The Saskatchewan Research Council announced earlier this week that their Rare Earth Processing Facility is the first in North America to produce rare earth metals at a commercial scale.

According to the research council, the milestone was achieved this summer, and the council’s facility in Saskatoon is now ready to use its self-developed automated smelting technology to produce 10 tonnes of neodymium-praseodymium – which used to create powerful magnets – every month, with the purity level expected to exceed 99.5 per cent.

According to the provincial government, Saskatchewan is now the first jurisdiction in North America to produce rare earth metals at a commercial scale.

A Saskatchewan organization is breaking ground as the first to commercially produce rare earth metals in North America.