Minerals Monitor

Lanthanum

Lanthanum (La)

Aliaseslanthanum oxide, lanthanum carbonate
HS codes2846.90, 2805.30
Stage relevanceREE Mining & ExtractionProcessing & SeparationRecycling & Urban Mining
ScopeCore REE set

Entities involved (8)

EntityCountryStages
China Northern Rare Earth Group REE Mining & ExtractionProcessing & SeparationMagnet & Alloy Manufacturing
China Rare Earth Holdings Processing & Separation
IREL (India) Limited REE Mining & ExtractionProcessing & Separation
Lynas Rare Earths REE Mining & ExtractionProcessing & Separation
MP Materials REE Mining & ExtractionProcessing & SeparationMagnet & Alloy Manufacturing
Neo Performance Materials Processing & SeparationMagnet & Alloy ManufacturingRecycling & Urban Mining
Shenghe Resources REE Mining & ExtractionProcessing & Separation
Solvay Processing & SeparationRecycling & Urban Mining

Latest events

  • 2026-06-16Funding award U.S. Department of War Office of Strategic Capital conditionally committed $500 million debt financing to Phoenix Tailings for its Freedom Facility. [source]
  • 2025-04-11Regulatory rule Resources Victoria approved mining licence for VHM Goschen rare earths project on 11 April 2025 following Environmental Effects Statement process. [source] [source]
  • 2025-03-27Other VHM CEO Ron Douglas discussed plans to bring Goschen rare earths project online on 27 March 2025. [source]