source:MetalMinerPentagon moves ahead with rare earths projectsAfter awarding Phase 1 contracts to Lynas Corporation and MP Materials in April, the Department of Defense (DoD) opted to freeze funding for the projects pending further review. However, the DoD last month agreed to resume funding and move forward with the projects, as Reuters recently reported.The projects entail the building of heavy rare earth separation facilities by the two firms in Texas and California, respectively.The U.S. has long sought to curb its dependence on China for critical rare earths. Rare earths, while not actua...
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Appia Energy Provides a Summary of the Alces Lake Project and Presents at the John Tumazos Virtual Conference, August 10, 2020 source:Junior Mining NetworkToronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - August 10, 2020) - Appia Energy Corp. (CSE: API) (OTCQB: APAAF) (FSE: A0I.F) (FSE: A0I.MU) (FSE: A0I.BE) (the 'Company' or 'Appia') is pleased to provide a summary on the Company's high-grade rare earth element ('REE') and uranium ('U') Alces Lake property (the 'Property'), northern Saskatchewan.Since detailed exploration began at Alces Lake in 2017, a...
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source:Globe mining ReviewTerritory Labour’s recently announced AUS$26 million plan for resources, mining and petroleum acknowledges the strong contribution of mining to jobs and investment in the Northern Territories (NT), Australia.The statement’s commitment to ongoing regulatory reform is good news, provided it is based on genuine consultation with industry and seeks to align with proposed Commonwealth reforms.Minerals exploration will deliver more jobs and a bigger and more diverse NT mining industry.The Territory has great scope to encourage exploration for strategically important mineral...
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source:Mining.comResearchers at Penn State University developed a two-stage treatment process for acid mine drainage that enabled them to recover higher concentrations of rare earth elements using smaller amounts of chemicals than previously possible.In a paper published in the Chemical Engineering Journal, the scientists say that AMD from coal mining operations in Appalachia represents a promising domestic source of REE because it often contains high concentrations of the minerals and because it is already being collected and treated due to environmental concerns.This residue is produced when...
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