Canada is home to some of the world’s largest reserves and resources of REEs, even though the country is not yet a commercial producer of these elements. It is projected that by 2021, these reserves and resources will total more than 14 million tons.
A demonstration mining operation of a modest scale was launched as part of the Nechalacho project in 2021. This three-year endeavor can be found 300 kilometers southeast of Yellowknife, in the Northwest Territories. Crushing and sorting occur on-site, and the material is then shipped to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, for additional processing.