Get the latest insights from the Itarantim Rare Earths Project in Brazil.
Recent developments include major resource upgrades and advances in magnetic rare earth oxides (MREO) supply, strengthening IMC Rare Earths’ role in the global energy transition.
Our resource base has grown significantly, increasing the strategic importance of Itarantim and positioning IMC Rare Earths as a reliable supplier to high-tech and clean-energy markets.
The expansion of MREO output makes us one of the few large-scale suppliers outside China, helping diversify global supply chains. Ongoing exploration in the southern zone also shows strong upside potential for future growth.
Download the July 2025 Newsletter to explore:
Resource Growth: How the Itarantim rare earth resource has increased significantly, boosting the project’s strategic importance.
MREO Expansion: Why expanded magnetic rare earth oxides (MREO) output positions IMC Rare Earths as a key supplier outside China.
Exploration Highlights: The upside potential revealed in our newly identified southern exploration zone.
Find quick answers about IMC Rare Earths, our flagship Itarantim Project in Brazil, and our focus on magnetic rare earth oxides (MREO).
IMC Rare Earths is a mineral exploration and development company focused on the discovery, sustainable extraction, and processing of ion-adsorption clay (IAC) rare earth elements, with a priority on magnetic rare earth oxides (MREO).
The Itarantim Project is in the State of Bahia, Brazil, adjacent to the town of Itarantim, and spans a large contiguous permit area.
Itarantim is an ionic adsorption clay (IAC) rare earth deposit hosted in clay-rich regolith developed over alkali granite, similar in style to the deposits that supply much of the world’s heavy rare earths.
IMC prioritises magnetic rare earth oxides—Nd, Pr, Dy, and Tb—with a significant emphasis on heavy rare earths dysprosium (Dy) and terbium (Tb), which together contribute a substantial share of the project’s in-situ value.
ERM Australia Consultants prepared an Inferred Mineral Resource estimate for Itarantim in accordance with the JORC Code.
The resource is supported by extensive mechanical auger drilling and leach testing on 1-meter samples to confirm ionic adsorption clay characteristics and metallurgical response.
Brazil offers one of the few large-scale, high-grade rare earth sources outside China and Myanmar. With its scale, focus on magnetic rare earth oxides (MREO), and location, the Itarantim Project aims to become a strategic, diversified supply of heavy rare earths.
MREO stands for Magnet Rare Earth Oxides. These are a subset of rare earth elements used in high-performance permanent magnets critical for technologies such as wind turbines, electric vehicles, and advanced electronics.
This page hosts IMC Rare Earths’ July 2025 Newsletter, featuring updates from the Itarantim Project, MREO resource highlights, and strategic rare earth insights.
Magnet rare earth oxides (MREO) are at the heart of modern technology, powering everything from smartphones and EVs to renewable energy systems and defence platforms. Not all rare earths offer the same strategic value, and understanding their applications is critical for future-ready supply planning.
If you’re exploring how these materials can support your operations, investments, or supply strategy, the IMC Rare Earths team is ready to discuss how we can add value.
High-strength permanent magnets rely on neodymium, praseodymium, dysprosium, and terbium. These critical inputs drive EV motors, wind turbines, and advanced motion systems.
Dysprosium and terbium provide thermal stability and magnetic durability, enabling aerospace, defence, and extreme-environment technologies.
Catalysts, batteries, and phosphors derived from light rare earths support hybrid vehicles, clean fuel production, and mass-scale modern technologies.