Arafura Nolans Rare Earths Project
Mining and beneficiation: output
Material · Ore & concentrate
Monazite Concentrate
Concentrate of monazite, a rare-earth phosphate mineral recovered largely from heavy-mineral sands; a monazite stream also carries heavy rare earths.
Elements
Cerium, Lanthanum, Neodymium, Praseodymium
Facility flows
Arafura Nolans Rare Earths Project
Extraction and separation (NdPr oxide): input
Caremag Lacq
Rare earth recycling and refining (mixed magnet and concentrate feed): input
Energy Fuels White Mesa Mill
Phase 1 monazite-to-NdPr oxide separation circuit: input
Energy Fuels White Mesa Mill
Heavy rare earth (Tb/Dy oxide) expansion: input
Hastings Yangibana Rare Earths Project
Mining and beneficiation (Yangibana, Stage 1): output
Hastings Yangibana Rare Earths Project
Hydrometallurgical plant (Onslow, Stage 2): input
Iluka Resources Eneabba Rare Earths Refinery
Rare earth refining and separation (light and heavy): input
LKAB ReeMAP (Malmberget/Per Geijer — Luleå Industrial Park)
Apatite extraction and beneficiation (Malmberget, Per Geijer): output
LKAB ReeMAP (Malmberget/Per Geijer — Luleå Industrial Park)
Apatite-to-critical-minerals processing (Luleå demonstration plant): input
Lynas Kalgoorlie Rare Earths Processing Facility
Cracking and leaching (mixed rare earth carbonate): input
SRC Rare Earth Processing Facility
Monazite hydrometallurgy and REE separation: input
Sources
- U.S. Geological Survey · published Jan 1, 2025 · retrieved Aug 11, 2026 · archive