The Saskatchewan Research Council first achieved the feat over the summer when it extracted neodymium praseodymium from a mineral called monazite. The group plans to break into the Chinese-dominated market once its facility is fully operational next year.“The reason this isn’t happening all over the place is because it is really hard to do,” said Jeremy Harrison, the provincial minister responsible for the SRC treasury board crown corporation.
At times, China uses its stronghold as leverage to force foreign policy, according to Heather Exner-Pirot, the director of energy, natural resources and environment at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute.“They are experts on it. They're leaders on it, and they don't want anyone else to be able to diversify,” Exner-Pirot said.
After months of tinkering with the AI technology, the SRC can process 10 tonnes of NdPr each month. By the end of 2025, the organization hopes to process 400 tonnes annually, a supply that will help manufacture 500,000 EVs. The SRC has plans to eventually process the rare earth samarium, a key ingredient in defence weapons, such as F-35 fighter jets.
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