source：Phys.OrgRare earth elements are the 'secret sauce' of numerous advanced materials for energy, transportation, defense and communications applications. Their largest use for clean energy is in permanent magnets, which retain magnetic properties even in the absence of an inducing field or current.Now, U.S. Department of Energy researchers have invented a process to extract rare earth elements from the scrapped magnets of used hard drives and other sources. They have patented and scaled up the process in lab demonstrations and are working with ORNL's licensee Momentum Technolog...
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source：Streetwise ReportsDefense Metals Corp. (DEFN:TSX.V; DFMTF:OTC; 35D:FSEQB) started the 2019 diamond drill program at its Wicheeda rare earth elements project in British Columbia, it announced in a news release.The goal of the campaign, expected to take about six weeks, is to better define and possibly expand the Wicheeda deposit to update the existing mineral resource estimate on it.That current resource consists of 11,370,000 Inferred tons of, on average, 1.96% light rare earth elements (LREE) at a cutoff grade of 1% LREE (the total percentages of cerium, lanthanum, neodymium and samari...
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source：Small CapsPerth-based Red Mountain Mining (ASX: RMX) has entered into an earn-in and joint venture agreement with Unearthed Resources Pty Ltd over two highly-prospective rare earths and nickel-cobalt exploration licences within the Mt Mansbridge project in WA’s Kimberley district.Under the terms of the agreement, Red Mountain will commence the earn-in of up to a 100% interest in the Killi Killi Ree and De?ja? vu tenements in three phases, each at its own election based on exploration results.Phase 1 of the agreement will commence once a number of conditions have been satisfied including...
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source：XinhuaSYDNEY, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has struck a deal with Australia on rare earth minerals used in secretive advanced military technologies.Departing Australia on Thursday after a two-day visit to Down Under, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg signed the agreement with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Defence Minister Linda Reynolds and Foreign Minister Marise Payne in Sydney on Wednesday.Speaking at a Lowy Institute forum, Stoltenberg said the relationship between Australia and NATO is particularly important for security as new ...
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