Alley, Munro J.
Sun, Pei https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1686-8037
Fang, Zhigang Zak https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9555-6412
Article History
Received: 10 July 2025
Accepted: 8 December 2025
First Online: 27 December 2025
Competing interests
: A United States patent application (US20250109460A1) has been filed for the process described in this article under the name “Production of Neodymium and Other Rare Earth Metals Using Hydrogen Augmented Magnesium Alloy”. The authors M.A., P.S., and Z.F. are named inventors on the patent. The research was funded by IperionX LLC, which is licensing the patent. IperionX LLC had no role in the data analysis or manuscript preparation beyond providing financial support.