Ucore Rare Metals Inc. provided an update on its RapidSX rare earth element ("REE") separation technology platform and the Company's Louisiana Strategic Metals Complex technology deployment process (the "Program"). The work is taking place at the Company's RapidSX Commercialization and Demonstration Facility ("CDF") in Kingston, Ontario, which is operated by its laboratory partner Kingston Process Metallurgy Inc. ("KPM"). Ucore announced that it has received all feedstock required for the initial commissioning trials, including approximately 2 tonnes of a high-purity heavy REE ("HREE") feedstock, the most coveted and difficult to separate of the rare earth feedstocks.

The two initial commissioning trials will consist of processing a light REE ("LREE") feedstock followed by the HREE feedstock. Both will be processed on the same 51-stage RapidSX Demo Plant ­ an achievement in North America.