# Lynas Rare Earths (ASX: LYC) Critical Minerals Exposure

Lynas Rare Earths is linked to 2 critical minerals: a producer of neodymium and praseodymium. It is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange as LYC and based in Australia.

Source: https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/lynas-rare-earths-asx-lyc
Exchange: ASX
Ticker: LYC
Country: Australia
Production verified from filings: no

## Critical minerals linked to Lynas Rare Earths

| Mineral | Role | Price per kg (USD) | 1M change | Stocks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Neodymium](https://www.stockatomics.com/commodities/neodymium-price-us) | Producer | $85.14 per kg contained | - | - |
| [Praseodymium](https://www.stockatomics.com/commodities/praseodymium-price-us) | Producer | $89.40 per kg contained | - | - |

## Sectors Lynas Rare Earths serves

- [AI](https://www.stockatomics.com/sectors/ai)
- [Batteries](https://www.stockatomics.com/sectors/batteries)
- [Defence](https://www.stockatomics.com/sectors/defence)
- [Electric Vehicles](https://www.stockatomics.com/sectors/electric-vehicles)
- [Power Grids](https://www.stockatomics.com/sectors/power-grids)
- [Robotics](https://www.stockatomics.com/sectors/robotics)
- [Semiconductors](https://www.stockatomics.com/sectors/semiconductors)

## About Lynas Rare Earths

Lynas Rare Earths is the largest producer of separated rare earths outside China, headquartered in Perth. It mines the rich Mt Weld deposit in Western Australia, processes the ore at Kalgoorlie and separates the rare earths in Malaysia, where it has also started producing the heavy rare earths dysprosium and terbium.

## Lynas Rare Earths' critical minerals business

Lynas Rare Earths is linked to neodymium and praseodymium, the two rare earths at the heart of the permanent magnets used in electric vehicle motors, wind turbines, robots and defence systems. It produces separated oxides of both, together with the heavier rare earths dysprosium and terbium, which allow magnets to keep working at high temperatures. As the main producer outside China, Lynas supplies magnet makers in Japan and further afield.

## Where Lynas Rare Earths operates

Mt Weld lies near Laverton in Western Australia, with a processing facility at Kalgoorlie. Lynas Rare Earths' separation plant, Lynas Malaysia, is at Gebeng near Kuantan, and it has worked with the US government on plans for processing in Texas.

## In the Stockatomics Terminal

Share price against its minerals, mineral exposure by value, the exposure score and its components, verified production with sources, downstream demand exposure and catalysts affecting Lynas Rare Earths.

## FAQ

### Which critical minerals does Lynas Rare Earths produce?

Lynas Rare Earths is linked to 2 critical minerals: it is a producer of neodymium and praseodymium. Each mineral's price is on its page: [Neodymium](/commodities/neodymium-price-us), [Praseodymium](/commodities/praseodymium-price-us).

### Is Lynas Rare Earths a neodymium stock?

Yes. Lynas Rare Earths is a producer of neodymium. [See the neodymium price per kg](/commodities/neodymium-price-us).

### Is Lynas Rare Earths a praseodymium stock?

Yes. Lynas Rare Earths is a producer of praseodymium. [See the praseodymium price per kg](/commodities/praseodymium-price-us).

### Where is Lynas Rare Earths listed?

Lynas Rare Earths is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange under the ticker LYC (ASX: LYC), and is based in Australia.

### Is Lynas Rare Earths the largest rare earths producer outside China?

Yes. It is the largest producer of separated rare earths outside China, from its mine at Mt Weld and its processing in Australia and Malaysia.

### Does Lynas Rare Earths produce heavy rare earths?

Yes. It began separating dysprosium and terbium in Malaysia in 2025, the first commercial heavy rare earth production of its kind outside China.

## Related companies

- [MP Materials](https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/mp-materials-nyse-mp) (NYSE: MP): Neodymium, Praseodymium / Makes Permanent magnets

## Sources

- Company filings: Lynas Rare Earths’ minerals and its role in each.
- U.S. Geological Survey (USGS): the US critical minerals list.
- Stockatomics: each mineral’s benchmark price per kg.

Last updated 18 October 2026.