Metallium has directly converted raw, unbeneficiated rare earth ore into a mixed rare earth chloride product grading more than 83 per cent by weight, opening a potential route to simplify the front end of conventional rare earth processing. Producing a high-grade rare earth chloride intermediate directly from raw, unbeneficiated ore demonstrates the potential to materially simplify the front end of conventional rare earth processing,” he said. “Alongside our owned processing operations, we see significant potential for capital-light technology licensing and other commercial models where our technology can be deployed into existing industrial and mineral processing operations.”