source：Advanced Science NewsRare earth metals are crucial components to many technologies. However, their extractions often requires the implementation of environmentally damaging procedures.A team of researchers led by Professor Eric Schelter at the University of Pennsylvania has proposed that an alternative means of obtaining these precious materials is to recycle them, which can be achieved through a new separation technique that relies on magnetism.“The biggest challenge was identifying a chemical system where we could directly compare the separations results in the absence and presence of...
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source：MINING.comSteenkampskraal, considered the world’s highest-grade rare earth mine, received its water license from South Africa’s Department of Water and Sanitation. In a press release, Trevor Blench, chairman of Steenkampskraal Holdings, said the water license was the last remaining permit that the mine required. This means that Steenkmpskraal is now fully permitted and both construction and production activities can begin. According to Blench, the company prepared a detailed analysis of the groundwater reserves, flows and replenishment rates around the mine. His team also...
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source：MarketWatchVancouver, British Columbia, Dec 19, 2019 (Newsfile Corp via COMTEX) -- Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - December 19, 2019) - Canada Rare Earth Corp. (LL) ('Canada Rare Earth' or the 'Company') is pleased to announce that CanBras Minerals Ltda., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company's subsidiary CREC South American Holdings Corp. ('CREC SAH') closed on a multi-faceted agreement (the 'Agreement') including:purchasing tailings produced from over 25 years of historical mining and any future mining activities (the Tailings'...
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source：GlobeNewswire (press release)TORONTO, Dec. 18, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hexagon Energy Materials Limited (ASX:HXG) (“HXG”, “Hexagon” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has commenced funding of the Phase-One commercialization of RapidSX? rare-earth element (“REE”) separation technology for REE concentrates.Per HXG’s October 10, 2019 ASX announcement (“Hexagon Enters US-based Rare Earth Downstream Processing Industry”), the Company has executed a binding Investment Agreement whereby Hexagon has secured an option to acquire a 49% interest in RapidSX? for REEs - an advanced, p...
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