CRITICAL MINERAL COMPANIES · RESEARCH

Rare earths companies & projects in Texas

Permanent magnets, catalysts and specialist electronic materials. Explore 4 documented rare earths assets in Texas, their companies, source classifications and related regional opportunities.

4projects & facilities

6linked organizations

1mineral categories

1asset regions

Asset counts by province / state · select a region

Natural Earth · NRCan / USGS

Canada’s mapped coordinates come from NRCan’s 2025 inventory. U.S. assets are mapped by state using USGS’s June 2026 release. Asset counts describe directory coverage.

MINERAL EXPOSURE

Texas at a glance

Rare earths4 assets

SUPPLY-CHAIN ACTIVITIES

Where assets fit

Recycling & recovery3

Exploration & development1

One asset can report several minerals. An organization may participate in multiple assets. Activity grouping describes the source record, and does not confirm current production, commercial availability or investment readiness.

GLOBAL SUPPLY CONTEXT · 2025 ESTIMATES

Rare earths: production & import dependence

390,000 metric tonsEstimated world production

China · 69%Leading producer / global share

67%U.S. net import reliance

Rare-earth oxide equivalent; compounds and metals. USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026, Table 7 ↗. These global estimates are separate from this directory’s asset counts.

THE ASSET INVENTORY

Projects, mines & facilities

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Project / facility	Minerals	Region	Source classification
Houston Facility ↗REEcycle Holdings Inc.	Rare earths	TexasUnited States	RefineryIn development · 2026-06-29
Independence Facility ↗MP Materials Corp.	Rare earths	TexasUnited States	RefineryAssumed active · 2026-06-29
Northlake Plant ↗HyProMag USA LLC	Rare earths	TexasUnited States	Mineral Processing PlantIn development · 2026-06-29
Seadrift Plant ↗Lynas Rare Earth Ltd.	Rare earths	TexasUnited States	RefineryIn development · 2026-06-29

CORPORATE FOOTPRINT

Uranium · 13 ↗Barite · 7 ↗Nickel · 3 ↗Helium · 3 ↗

Research sources

U.S. Geological Survey — U.S. facilities, June 2026 ↗Inventory: 2026-06-29 · Checked 2026-09-10

Each asset profile includes its source references and dates. Read the coverage, data licences and review methodology ↗.