Video: Aclara aims to build mine-to-magnet rare earths supply chain in the Americas

Aclara Resources CFO Francois Motte (L) talks to TNM’s western editor, Henry Lazenby.

Aclara Resources’ (TSX: ARA) Carina Module rare earths project in Brazil could become an important source of dysprosium, a key rare earth element needed for climate change fighting technology, chief financial officer Francois Motte says.

“This asset could produce around 14% of the dysprosium that today China produces,” Motte said last month during the Rule Symposium in Boca Raton, Florida. “It’s quite material in the world production that is controlled by China.”

Aclara released a new resource estimate for Carina Module last week. The company is working towards developing a vertically integrated, fully traceable mine-to-magnet supply chain with supply from the project and from its Penco Module rare earth project in Chile.

At Penco Module, one of South America’s most advanced rare earth projects, the company has filed an environmental impact assessment and expects to move forward with permitting and construction by the end of 2025.

The company is developing a separation facility in the U.S. to support its operations, targeting the electric vehicle and wind turbine markets, which are essential for the ongoing energy transition.

Watch the full interview below with The Northern Miner’s western editor, Henry Lazenby.