Rare Earths Stocks Fall. This U.S. Company Has a Plan to Cut China Dependence.

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TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / October 24, 2025 / Aclara Resources Inc. (“Aclara” or “Company”) (TSX:ARA) is pleased to announce its decision to construct the first heavy rare earths (HREE) separation facility in the United States, located in the State of Louisiana (the “Project”) with an expected secured sustainable feed from two ionic clay deposits in Brazil and Chile.

Key Project Highlights

  • The Project is scheduled for completion in 2027, contingent upon the timely completion of funding and offtake agreements.
  • Upon the Company achieving a secured feed from its sources in Brazil and Chile, the Project will become the first HREE separation plant in the U.S. with an integrated HREE feed from two ionic clay deposits in friendly jurisdictions, which deposits are expected to be in operation by in mid-2028.
  • Designed as a comprehensive solution for rare earths, the Project is expected to produce high-purity Dysprosium (Dy), Terbium (Tb), and other restricted HREEs and light rare earths (LREEs), essential for advanced technologies such as electric vehicles, wind turbines, drones, and robotics.
  • Provided the achievement of full production, Aclara anticipates being able to supply more than 75% of the U.S. requirements of DyTb for electric vehicles by 2028.
  • Annual production upon the successful development of the Company’s ionic clay deposits in Brazil and Chile is anticipated to be 200 tpy (Dy), 30 tpy (Tb) and 1,400 tpy (NdPr) of separated high-purity oxides, representing approximately 14% of China’s official DyTb production.[1]
  • The State of Louisiana is supporting the Project with an estimated US$46.4 million in tax incentives and grants.
  • This initiative marks a major milestone in Aclara’s mine-to-magnet strategy, establishing a vertically integrated supply chain for permanent magnets, starting from our two ionic clay deposits in Brazil and Chile, moving into our HREE separation facility in Louisiana and supplying alloys to our strategic alliance with magnet-maker VAC (VACUUMSCHMELZE), who are currently building a permanent magnet production facility in Sumter, SC.

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