American Rare Earths Accelerates Halleck Creek

American Rare Earths has announced an accelerated pilot plant program for its Halleck Creek Project in United States — Wyoming, aiming to produce high-purity separated rare earth oxide within months instead of years. The program involves a three-stage process: milling and sizing at Western Research Institute in Laramie, United States — Wyoming; mineral separation and concentration at DISA Technologies' facilities in Casper, United States — Wyoming, utilizing its patented High-Pressure Slurry Ablation (HPSA) technology; and final stage hydrometallurgical processing and oxide separation at the Canada — Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC) in Saskatoon, Canada. This staged approach leverages existing facilities and expertise to de-risk execution and validate the process flowsheet. Jaye T. Pickarts has been engaged to lead the pilot plant process. The project is crucial for the United States to secure its critical mineral independence and reduce reliance on imports, predominantly from China.