# Aclara Resources completes basic engineering for Project Dynamo rare earths facility

Aclara Resources announced completion of basic engineering for its Project Dynamo heavy rare earths separation facility in Port of Vinton, Louisiana. Construction capital is estimated at $494 million, with site preparation targeted for Q1 2027 and completion in H2 2028.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2026-10-13
- Where: Port of Vinton, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, United States
- Value: $494.0M
- Jobs: 140
- Starts operating: Q3 2028
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 200 t/y dysprosium oxide, 35 t/y terbium oxide, 1,350 t/y yttrium oxide, 180 t/y gadolinium oxide, 190 t/y samarium oxide, 1,300 t/y neodymium/praseodymium oxide
- Products: separated rare-earth oxides
- Sectors: [Mining Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/mining-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Aclara Resources](https://endata.com/companies/94888.md)

## Sources

- [miningweekly.com](https://www.miningweekly.com/article/project-dynamo-heavy-rare-earths-separation-facility-us-2026-11-06), 2026-11-05: "Aclara announced the completion of basic engineering on October 13, 2026."

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