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Ranchester, Wyoming Holds Largest “Unconventional Rare Earth Deposit in the World”

U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright, along with a congressional delegation and Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon, will visit Ranchester, Wyoming, on July 11, 2025. This visit comes in light of a significant new discovery of rare earth minerals, which represents a pivotal shift in the supply of critical minerals essential for the United States’ defense systems, semiconductor manufacturing, and energy technologies.

The dominance that China has held over the global supply of these minerals has been challenged, as the Brook Mine in Ranchester, Wyoming, could play a key role in establishing rare mineral supremacy for the United States.

The estimated reserves at this mine are approximately 1.8 million tons of rare earth and critical mineral oxides needed by the free world and the U.S. military.

This mine contains valuable elements such as Neodymium, Praseodymium, Dysprosium, Gallium, Scandium, and Germanium, all of which are utilized in magnets, semiconductors, and various defense applications.

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