Rare Earth Producers & Holders

 

Here’s a clean, high-level list of countries with significant rare earth mineral resources and/or production, grouped so it’s easy to scan 👇

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🌍 Major Rare Earth Producers & Holders

🇨🇳 China

• World’s largest producer and processor
• Controls ~60–70% of global production and most refining capacity
• Key minerals: Neodymium, Dysprosium, Terbium

🇺🇸 United States

• Major mine: Mountain Pass, California
• Strong reserves, but much refining still done abroad

🇦🇺 Australia

• One of the largest non-Chinese producers
• Major company: Lynas Rare Earths

🇲🇲 Myanmar (Burma)

• Important source of heavy rare earth elements
• Supplies a lot of raw material to China

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🌐 Countries with Significant Reserves or Growing Production

🇷🇺 Russia

• Large untapped reserves
• Limited production due to infrastructure and sanctions

🇮🇳 India

• Monazite-rich beach sands
• Strong long-term potential

🇧🇷 Brazil

• Large reserves
• Early-stage development

🇻🇳 Vietnam

• One of the largest reserves globally
• Increasing strategic partnerships

🇲🇬 Madagascar

• Produces heavy rare earths
• Important emerging supplier

🇨🇦 Canada

• Multiple advanced exploration projects
• Focus on ethical & secure supply chains

🇿🇦 South Africa

• Rare earths often extracted as by-products

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🌍 Other Notable Countries

• 🇲🇾 Malaysia – processing & refining hub
• 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan
• 🇸🇪 Sweden – recent major discovery
• 🇬🇱 Greenland – very large reserves, politically sensitive
• 🇯🇵 Japan – limited mining, heavy investment overseas

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🧠 Why rare earths matter

Rare Earth matter

They’re critical for:

EV motors & batteries

Wind turbines

Military systems

Smartphones & electronics

Quantum, space, and advanced tech (right up your alley 😄)

If you want, I can:

Break this down by specific element (neodymium, lithium, etc.)

Rank countries by reserves vs production

Explain who controls supply chains vs raw mining

Tie this into future tech or energy systems

Just say the word.

They’re critical for:

• EV motors & batteries
• Wind turbines
• Military systems
• Smartphones & electronics
• Quantum, space, and advanced tech (right up your alley 😄)

If you want, I can:

• Break this down by specific element (neodymium, lithium, etc.)
• Rank countries by reserves vs production
• Explain who controls supply chains vs raw mining
• Tie this into future tech or energy systems

Just say the word.