Minerals Monitor

Yttrium

Yttrium (Y)

Aliasesyttrium oxide, yttria
HS codes2846.90, 2805.30
Stage relevanceREE Mining & ExtractionProcessing & SeparationRecycling & Urban Mining
ScopeCore REE set

Entities involved (4)

EntityCountryStages
China Rare Earth Group China REE Mining & ExtractionProcessing & Separation
China Rare Earth Holdings China Processing & Separation
Critical Metals British Virgin Islands Exploration Stage
Neo Performance Materials Canada Processing & SeparationMagnet & Alloy ManufacturingRecycling & Urban Mining

Latest events

  • 2026-06-16Funding award U.S. Department of War Office of Strategic Capital conditionally commits $500 million debt financing to Phoenix Tailings for Freedom Facility rare earth separat [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]
  • 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]