A planetary atlas of material flowsOpening this view…
Start with an everyday object or material.
Jump directly to a material, regional account or named facility.
From mineral deposits through concentration and chemical separation to the materials used in magnets, electronics and other applications.
Lynas describes ore extraction at Mt Weld and transfer to its on-site concentrator.
Mine waste and tailings need their own records.
Crushing and flotation produce concentrate. Kalgoorlie cracks and leaches it; Malaysia separates rare-earth products.
Processing residues remain separate from saleable products.
The operator identifies electronics, wind turbines and vehicles as downstream applications. The retained sources do not name a component maker.
Product recipes and actual buyers require further evidence.
Identify the device and component specification to understand how its materials remain in service.
Wear, replacement and care depend on the component.
Identify the component, chemistry and receiving process before assigning a recovery route.
Device collection does not establish recovery of each rare-earth element.
Explore the local operations and regional systems that collect, transform and recover this material.
Checking available records…
The documented Lynas chain reaches rare-earth processing. A product-specific supplier record is still needed to connect it to a phone or magnet.
HS 2846 groups compounds of rare-earth metals, yttrium and scandium. It is wider than a single rare-earth element or magnet grade.