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Energy Fuels' US-Produced "Heavy" Rare Earth Oxide Successfully Qualified for Use in Permanent Magnets
Energy Fuels Inc. (NYSE: UUUU) (TSX: EFR), a leading U.S. producer of critical materials, including uranium and rare earth elements (REEs), today announced that its high purity dysprosium (Dy) oxide has passed all initial purity and quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC) benchmarks of a major South Korean automotive manufacturer for downstream rare earth permanent magnet (REPM) production.
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