Ucore Secures $4.6mln to Expand Rare Earth Separation Program

Ucore Rare Metals has secured an additional $4.6 million in funding from the US Department of War to advance its RapidSX program for refining samarium and gadolinium. The expanded program supports critical defense supply chains and comes amid heightened interest from Washington. The company reports that these materials are priorities for strengthening domestic critical mineral supply chains, with the US government identifying them as key inputs for defense and aerospace applications.