Minerals Monitor

Neodymium

Neodymium (Nd)

Aliasesneodymium oxide, NdPr, PrNd, NdFeB, neodymium-iron-boron
HS codes2846.90, 2805.30, 8505.11
Stage relevanceREE Mining & ExtractionProcessing & SeparationMagnet & Alloy ManufacturingRecycling & Urban Mining
ScopeCore REE set

Entities involved (51)

EntityCountryStages
Aclara Resources Exploration Stage
American Rare Earths Exploration Stage
Arafura Rare Earths Exploration Stage
Australian Strategic Materials Magnet & Alloy ManufacturingExploration Stage
Brazilian Rare Earths Exploration Stage
Carester Processing & SeparationRecycling & Urban Mining
China Northern Rare Earth Group REE Mining & ExtractionProcessing & SeparationMagnet & Alloy Manufacturing
China Rare Earth Group REE Mining & ExtractionProcessing & Separation
Critical Metals Exploration Stage
Cyclic Materials Recycling & Urban Mining
Daido Steel Magnet & Alloy Manufacturing
Defense Metals Exploration Stage
Energy Fuels REE Mining & ExtractionProcessing & Separation
Geomega Resources Recycling & Urban Mining
Hastings Technology Metals Exploration Stage
Iluka Resources REE Mining & ExtractionProcessing & Separation
Ionic Rare Earths Exploration StageRecycling & Urban MiningProcessing & Separation
IREL (India) Limited REE Mining & ExtractionProcessing & Separation
JL Mag Rare-Earth Magnet & Alloy Manufacturing
Less Common Metals Magnet & Alloy Manufacturing
Lindian Resources Exploration Stage
Lynas Rare Earths REE Mining & ExtractionProcessing & Separation
MagREEsource Magnet & Alloy ManufacturingRecycling & Urban Mining
Meteoric Resources Exploration Stage
Mkango Resources Exploration StageRecycling & Urban Mining
MP Materials REE Mining & ExtractionProcessing & SeparationMagnet & Alloy Manufacturing
Neo Performance Materials Processing & SeparationMagnet & Alloy ManufacturingRecycling & Urban Mining
Ningbo Yunsheng Magnet & Alloy Manufacturing
NioCorp Developments Exploration Stage
Noveon Magnetics Magnet & Alloy ManufacturingRecycling & Urban Mining
Pensana Exploration Stage
Phoenix Tailings Processing & SeparationRecycling & Urban Mining
Proterial Magnet & Alloy Manufacturing
Rainbow Rare Earths Exploration Stage
Ramaco Resources Exploration Stage
Rare Element Resources Exploration Stage
ReElement Technologies Processing & SeparationRecycling & Urban Mining
REEtec Processing & Separation
Santoku Corporation Processing & SeparationMagnet & Alloy Manufacturing
Serra Verde REE Mining & Extraction
Shenghe Resources REE Mining & ExtractionProcessing & Separation
Shin-Etsu Chemical Magnet & Alloy Manufacturing
Solvay Processing & SeparationRecycling & Urban Mining
TDK Magnet & Alloy Manufacturing
Ucore Rare Metals Processing & Separation
USA Rare Earth Magnet & Alloy ManufacturingExploration Stage
Vacuumschmelze Magnet & Alloy Manufacturing
VHM Limited Exploration Stage
Vulcan Elements Magnet & Alloy Manufacturing
Xiamen Tungsten Processing & SeparationMagnet & Alloy Manufacturing
Yantai Zhenghai Magnetic Material Magnet & Alloy Manufacturing

Latest events

  • 2026-06-22Capacity announcement HyProMag USA commenced long-lead equipment procurement for Texas facility with 1,526 metric tons annual NdFeB capacity targeting H2 2027 commissioning. [source]
  • 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]
  • 2026-06-10M&A activity Mkango Rare Earths furnished investor presentation to SEC on 10 June 2026 for proposed business combination with Crown PropTech Acquisitions. [source]
  • 2026-02-19Funding award Phoenix Tailings closed $40.2M B-3 round on 2026-02-19 to expand production from NdPr, Dy, Tb to include Sm and Y. [source]
  • 2026-01-21M&A activity Energy Fuels agreed to acquire Australian Strategic Materials via scheme of arrangement for A$0.13 cash plus 0.053 Energy Fuels shares per ASM share. [source]
  • 2025-07-11Offtake agreement VHM signed offtake agreement with Shenghe Resources for Heavy Mineral Concentrate and Rare Earth Concentrate from Goschen Project in 2024-2025 financial year [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]
  • 2024-01-23Other Proterial won antitrust lawsuit in China regarding neodymium sintered magnet patent licensing on January 23, 2024. [source]