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Ucore Rare Metals Inc. reports developments tied to rare-earth and critical-metal resources, extraction, beneficiation and separation technologies. Company news centers on the RapidSX™ rare earth separation platform, the Louisiana Strategic Metals Complex, the Commercialization and Demonstration Facility in Kingston, Ontario, and the Bokan Dotson-Ridge rare earth element project in Southeast Alaska.
Recurring updates include equipment procurement and process work for rare earth oxide separation, government-funded demonstration reporting, mineral resource and technical report disclosures, supply-chain collaboration discussions, planned product categories such as NdPr, Dy, Sm and Gd oxides, and equity-compensation actions. Ucore trades in Canada on the TSX Venture Exchange under UCU and in the United States on the OTCQX market under UURAF.
Ucore Rare Metals (OTCQX: UURAF) granted an aggregate of 2,775,000 incentive stock options to directors, officers, employees and consultants, subject to TSX Venture Exchange approval.
The options are exercisable at $5.33 per share, expire five years from April 27, 2026, and vest one third after six months, then one third every six months until fully vested.
Ucore (OTCQX: UURAF) received a 4,000-gallon jacketed glass-lined leaching reactor at its Louisiana Strategic Metals Complex on April 16, 2026. The reactor was procured under a US$22.4 million modified funding agreement and carries a DPAS DO-B8 rating to prioritize fulfillment.
Ucore plans coordinated transfer of its RapidSX™ platform from the Kingston CDF to LA-SMC throughout 2026, with one RapidSX™ machine scheduled for commissioning and product qualification trials in H1-2027.
Ucore (OTCQX: UURAF) announced an upgraded mineral resource estimate for the Bokan Dotson-Ridge rare earth project, effective April 9, 2026, with a 0.40% TREO cut-off and a Technical Report prepared to NI 43-101 and SEC S-K 1300 standards.
The Resource totals Measured 801,600 t (0.60% TREO, 4,826 t TREO), Indicated 3,369,800 t (0.58% TREO, 19,545 t TREO) and Inferred 980,300 t (0.57% TREO, 5,568 t TREO). Estimate used 97 drill holes (20,000 m), 85 channels (280 m) and SG 2.77; report to be filed on SEDAR+ within 45 days.
Ucore Rare Metals (OTCQX: UURAF) announced the US Department of War accepted its Phase 1 final reports for the RapidSX™ demonstration, triggering the final Phase 1 payment milestone.
Phase 1 trials logged 5,718 operating hours, processed 1.76 metric tonnes REO equivalent, showed 34% CAPEX reduction, and OPEX of $2.2 USD/kg versus CSX $2.3 USD/kg.
Ucore (OTCQX: UURAF) congratulated partner Hastings and Wyloo on their March 2026 acquisition of a fully permitted hydrometallurgical mixed rare earth chloride (MREC) production facility in Thailand.
The acquisition reportedly adds near-term MREC processing capability to support third-party monazite feedstock and advances discussions under a previously disclosed non-binding Heads of Agreement toward a definitive long-term supply arrangement for Ucore's developing Strategic Metals Complex in Louisiana.
Ucore (OTCQX: UURAF) executed a Memorandum of Understanding with Vulcan Elements to build a domestic rare earth magnet supply chain for defense and commercial uses.
The partners plan commercial NdPr and Dy oxide supply beginning in 2027, linking Ucore's Kingston demonstration and planned Louisiana Strategic Metals Complex to Vulcan's North Carolina magnet factories, including a 10,000-tonne facility backed by a $1.4 billion U.S. government partnership.
Ucore (OTCQX: UURAF) said it is accelerating commercialization of a RapidSX™ rare earth refining facility focused on samarium (Sm) and gadolinium (Gd), supported by a conditional government commitment of up to C$36.3 million. The Project targets defense supply shortages and aims for Western-aligned midstream capacity ahead of 2027 procurement deadlines.
Operational work includes Kingston CDF testwork, contactor factory acceptance testing, and processing of multiple feedstocks to refine Sm/Gd separation performance.
Ucore Rare Metals (OTCQX: UURAF) highlighted sharp rare earth price increases and a large China vs ex-China pricing gap for heavy and light rare earth oxides on February 23, 2026. Dysprosium oxide reached >$200/kg in China and ~$1,000/kg ex-China; terbium oxide hit $900/kg in China and >$4,500/kg ex-China.
Ucore said these premiums support its North American RapidSX refining strategy and noted its #2 ranking on the 2026 TSX Venture 50 and #1 on OTCQX Best 50, backed by a 1,109% market-cap increase.
Ucore (OTCQX: UURAF) submitted the final Phase 1 report under its Other Transaction Agreement with the U.S. Department of War, including a Final Demonstration Report and a Final Techno-Economic Analysis for RapidSX™.
Phase 1 delivered ~6,000 hours runtime, production of thousands of liters of separated PrNd, SmEuGd, Sm, Gd, Tb and Dy chloride products, and >10,000 recovery/purity comparisons versus conventional solvent extraction. Phase 2 is underway (5 of 20 milestones complete) toward a commercial RapidSX machine and a 2,500 tpa TREO first-stage processing goal.
Ucore (OTCQX: UURAF) updated progress on its RapidSX rare earth separation commercialization and a US$22.4 million U.S. Department of War Other Transaction Agreement. Since December 2023 the company ran ~5,700 hours on a 52-stage RapidSX Demo Plant and analyzed > 25,000 samples to compare RapidSX to a 52-stage conventional CSX pilot.
Ucore reports producing multiple REE groups (including Tb, Dy, NdPr, SmEuGd), building a 24/7 ICPMS lab, and planning installation of RapidSX Machine #1 at the Louisiana Strategic Metals Complex in mid-2026. The company claims 2–4x faster throughput, smaller plant footprint, and CAPEX reduction, with quantitative affirmation in progress.