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.

The Saskatchewan Research Council's (SRC) rare earths processing facility in Saskatoon is now producing rare earth metals at a commercial scale, the organization announced on Monday (September 16). The Canadian province is now the first and only jurisdiction in North America to achieve this level of production.