• Rare Element Resources set an early 2028 target to complete federal and Wyoming permits for the Bear Lodge rare earth project.
• FAST-41 status in March 2026 put the project on a formal federal schedule; the US Forest Service-led NEPA review runs through 2027.
• Rare earth separation demonstration plant in Upton, Wyoming now targets full end-to-end operations in late summer 2026.
• The plant is expected to run up to 12 months to generate data for a commercial separation facility; focus is high-purity NdPr oxide.

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