Highlights

• Rare Earth Exchanges introduces a pioneering intelligence platform ranking 160 global NdPr projects.
• The ranking is based on geopolitical, technical, and ESG criteria.
• Top-ranked projects include:
  • Lynas Rare Earths (Australia)
  • MP Materials (US)
  • Serra Verde (Brazil)
• These projects offer resilient alternatives to China's rare earth dominance.
• The AI-enhanced ranking system provides unprecedented transparency for:
  • Investors
  • Policymakers
  • Supply chain strategists
• This is significant for the critical minerals economy.

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Rare Earth Exchanges (REEx) has officially launched the NdPr Project/Deposit Ranking Database—a groundbreaking intelligence platform built to guide investors, supply chain analysts, policymakers, and industry professionals through the opaque, high-stakes world of neodymium-praseodymium (NdPr) resources. The ranking, updated continuously as new data emerges, provides the first truly systematic, ex-China-centric view of the most economically viable and geopolitically secure NdPr projects around the globe.

At a time when global rare earth markets are increasingly fractured along geopolitical fault lines, REEx offers retail and institutional investors an unprecedented window into a fragmented supply chain. “The goal is simple,” said John Parkinson,  Chief Business Officer at REEx. “Build transparency. Cut through the noise. Rank projects based on what really matters: jurisdictional risk, mineralogy complexity, project maturity, ESG profile, and the potential to deliver real, scalable NdPr production—especially outside of China.”

The rankings currently highlight the top 20 out of 160 tracked projects, assigning each a composite REEx score. Australia’s Lynas Rare Earths tops the list with its world-class Mount Weld mine (REEx Score: 7.9), followed closely by MP Materials' Mountain Pass operation in the U.S. (7.6), and Brazil’s Serra Verde (7.3). These projects stand out for their advanced stage, favorable geology, and ESG performance—all key factors for Western investors seeking resilient alternatives to China’s near-monopoly.

Unlike simplistic resource tables or outdated feasibility rankings, the REEx system integrates dynamic metrics using a proprietary AI-enhanced evaluation engine. This includes:

• Geopolitical risk modeling
• Detailed mineralogical profiling (including impurity burden and processing costs)
• Project-stage maturity scoring
• Estimated oxide production output
• Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) metrics

Projects are penalized for geopolitical exposure, opaque mineralogy, and low processing maturity. Conversely, those with low-impurity ores, clear development roadmaps, and strong ESG practices rise to the top. Crucially, REEx flags Chinese state-owned projects for risk benchmarking while excluding non-integrated refiners and speculative explorers.

The tool—part of the Rare Earth Exchanges premium analytics suite—will be available to subscribers by late 2025. In the meantime, public users can view the top-tier rankings and explore an interactive breakdown of project profiles via https://rareearthexchanges.com/reex-projects-database/

“This platform isn’t just for investors,” said Parkinson. “We’re building this for national security planners, clean energy supply chain strategists, research analysts, and government procurement officers. If your work touches the critical minerals economy, this tool was made for you.”

REEx will develop rankings for companies across the entire value chain, from upstream to midstream and downstream.

About Rare Earth Exchanges

Founded in January 2025, Rare Earth Exchanges (REEx) is the leading independent media and analytics platform focused on the rare earth and critical minerals economy. Headquartered in Salt Lake City, REEx provides news, tools, and insights across the upstream, midstream, and downstream value chains—serving retail investors, institutional stakeholders, and government decision-makers navigating the new era of mineral-based industrial policy.

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