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Rare earth mines, projects and companies in Georgia
Georgia has 1 tracked rare earth mine or project: Georgia mineral sands operation. None is a primary rare earth mine: 1 yielding a rare earth mineral as a by-product.
Monazite from Chemours' Offerman mineral sand plant in Georgia supplied Energy Fuels' White Mesa Mill in Utah under an agreement signed on Dec 14, 2020 (company-reported).
The USGS also describes Florida and Georgia beach placers in Georgia as a historic or prospect rare earth deposit that is not tracked as a project here; see historic and prospect deposits.
Verified through Oct 1, 2026
- Sites on the map
- 1Mines, projects, mills and plants
- Mines and projects
- 1
- Plants and mills
- 0
- Companies and pilots
- 1Tracked in the state
Which rare earth mines and plants are in Georgia?
Georgia mineral sands operation is the only site tracked in Georgia, and it is a mine of another commodity with a rare earth by-product. The table gives the owner and the next step for each.
| Site | Layer | Status | Owner or operator | Next step or status note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia mineral sands operationOfferman, Georgia | Mines and projects | Other commodity | Chemours | Offerman mineral separation plant and the Jesup and Nahunta mines; monazite is a co-product; the pin marks Offerman |
Mines and projects link to their own profile. Plants link to the profile of the company that operates them. See the map page for how precise each pin is.
Verified Oct 1, 2026
Which rare earth companies are based or building in Georgia?
Chemours (Georgia mineral sands operation) is tracked in Georgia.
| Company | Why it is in Georgia | Role | Listing | Government support |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemours | Georgia mineral sands operationMonazite from Chemours' Offerman mineral sand plant in Georgia supplied Energy Fuels' White Mesa Mill in Utah under a supply agreement signed on Dec 14, 2020 for a minimum of 2,500 tons a year (company-reported). Georgia has no primary rare earth mine. | Titanium and zirconium producer; monazite by-product | NYSE: CC | None recorded |
A company with several sites appears on each state page where it has one. Companies without a link have no profile yet. Government support is the company-wide summary and is not allocated to a state.
Which neighboring states have rare earth projects?
Florida, North Carolina and South Carolina border Georgia and have tracked rare earth sites, companies or pilots.
- 1 Florida 1 site: Starke mineral sands operation
- 2 North Carolina 2 sites: Research Triangle Park magnet facility and Benson magnet campus
- 2 South Carolina 2 sites: Blacksburg magnet and metal campus and Sumter NdFeB plant
All states: rare earth mines, projects and companies by US state.
Questions about rare earth in Georgia
Does Georgia have rare earth mines?
Georgia has 1 tracked rare earth mine or project: Georgia mineral sands operation (a mine of another commodity with a rare earth by-product). None is a primary rare earth mine, and the only active primary rare earth mine in the United States is Mountain Pass in California.
Which rare earth companies are based or building in Georgia?
Chemours (Georgia mineral sands operation) is tracked in Georgia.
Sources and verification
Each profile lists its sources, a confidence grade and a verification date. Order of authority: official records (SEC filings, agency documents), company documents and technical reports, research papers, then independent press. Syndicated copies and reference works are labeled and are never the only source for a number. Company-reported figures are labeled as such, and non-binding deals are labeled "letter of intent" or "conditional".
- Chemours 10-K for 2025 (SEC) Official record
- Chemours 10-K for 2025, Exhibit 95: mine safety disclosures (SEC) Official record
- Mining Technology: Energy Fuels rare earths processing (Chemours supply agreement) Independent press
- USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 Official record
- OSTI review, Minerals Engineering 249 (Kashyap et al., 2026) Research paper
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