Nordique Critical Metals Reports Over 95% Rare-Earth Leaching in Lab Tests
Nordique Critical Metals reported leaching above 95% for neodymium, dysprosium and yttrium at bench scale, while overall recovery remains a preliminary target.
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what happened
Nordique Critical Metals said laboratory-scale tests showed leaching of neodymium, dysprosium and yttrium above 95%. According to TradingView, citing a release distributed by GlobeNewswire, the company is refining its process flowsheet and treats overall recovery above 80% as a preliminary objective.
The 2026 preliminary economic assessment assumed roughly 75% overall recovery, and the higher target is not included in those economics. The company says a simplified flowsheet could cut the number of stages, equipment and energy costs, but these benefits are unconfirmed. A continuous demonstration plant is targeted for the first quarter of 2027. The proposed output target exceeds 10,000 tonnes per year, but it is a goal rather than a demonstrated rate.
why it matters
For the rare-earth market this is an early processing step: the result comes from the lab and does not yet change the project's valuation. The final recovery of saleable product, not leaching alone, is what determines revenue.
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- Nordique Critical Metals (NQC) Reports Rare-Earth Leaching Above 95% — TradingView, 13 November 2026 at 01:00 UTC
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