Ucore Rare Metals Inc. (TSX.V: UCU) (OTCQX: UURAF) to Invest $75 Million to Establish North America’s First Modern Technology REE Separation And Purification Facility in Alexandria, Louisiana
Ucore recently announced it is investing $75 million over the next four years to set up the Louisiana Strategic Metals Complex (“LSMC”) REE separation and oxide production facility The facility will cover a footprint of 80,800 square feet and will be located within the England Airpark Community complex in Alexandria, Louisiana Ucore expects to produce 7,500 tons per annum of total rare earth oxide (“TREO”) throughput and create 100 family-wage paying jobs The facility is one of three strategic metals complexes that Ucore plans to set up across North America as part of efforts to help the continent take charge…