Rare earths are a suite of elements with discrete and related association. Some of these elements have higher values than others. Nolans is enriched in neodymium and europium, making the deposit valuable.

Rare Earth Contents by Project
	Nolans %	Mountain Pass %	Baiyunebo %	Mt Weld %
Lanthanum	20.0	33.20	25.00	25.60
Cerium	48.2	49.10	50.07	45.74
Praseodymium	5.9	4.30	5.10	5.42
Neodymium	21.5	12.00	16.70	18.62
Samarium	2.4	0.80	1.20	2.44
Europium	0.41	0.12	0.20	0.55
Gadolinium	1.0	0.17	0.70	0.97
Terbium	0.08	-	0.01	0.09
Dysprosium	0.34	-	0.01	0.16
Other	0.17	0.31	1.01	0.41
Total	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00

Nolans REE Distribution Compared
	Nolans	Mt Weld	Baiyunebo	Mianning	Mountain Pass	Ion Clays
Ce + La	68%	71%	75%	75%	82%	~40-50%
Nd + Pr + Dy	28%	24%	22%	19%	16%	~20-30%
Sm + Eu + Gd + Y	4%	5%	3%	6%	2%	~20-30%
Co-Product	Phosphoric Acid	-	Iron	-	-	-
By-Product	Calcium Chloride, Uranium	-	-	-	-	-