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Separation plant · United States

Mountain Pass Separation & Metal Plant

Separation restarted on site so concentrate no longer has to be exported for processing.

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Rebuilding separation at the mine site closed the gap that had made the only US rare-earth mine dependent on Chinese refining for its output.

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Owner of Mountain Pass, the only operating rare-earth mine in the United States, now with separation and magnet…

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Mountain Pass Separation & Metal Plant

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