Lynas Rare Earths
Lynas Rare Earths is the only significant producer of separated rare earth materials outside of China. They operate the Mt Weld mine in Western Australia and a processing plant in Malaysia, producing high-quality separated rare earth materials. Their products are used in various high-tech applications, including electronics, wind turbines, and electric vehicles.
Short position
Lynas Rare Earths (ASX:LYC) has 11.53% of its shares on issue reported as short positions as of 5 Oct 2026, or about 116,030,370 shares. Over the past 30 days that figure has risen 1.50 percentage points, and over 90 days it has risen 1.85 percentage points. Its highest recorded short interest was 13.80% in September 2012. LYC is classified in the Materials industry. All figures come from official ASIC short position reports, published with a four trading-day (T+4) delay.
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Western AustraliaSignificant operations exposure (estimate)
Basis: Mt Weld mining and concentrate production
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