Source:Idaho State JournalIn light of the aggression made by a Chinese warship toward a U.S. Navy vessel last month, one might question the wisdom of the U.S.’s dependency on China for 71 percent of its rare earth minerals (REMs). According to a recent summary report by the U.S. Geological Survey, the U.S. produces only 24 percent of the REMs it needs to produce many of its manufacturing necessities. Rare earth minerals are used in the production of fertilizers for agriculture, high-tech and green energy products, oil refining processes, and the production of military equipment.The USGS conduc...
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Source:phys.orgAmericans use rare earth elements (REEs) every day—without knowing it. In fact, they are crucial to society. Rick Honaker, professor of mining engineering at the University of Kentucky, knows all about these fascinating elements and the modern electronics they make possible.REEs are a series of 17 chemical elements found in the Earth's crust. "On a periodic table, they are typically the lanthanide series, which is the horizontal row at the bottom of the periodic table, plus scandium and yttrium. All of those elements are extremely important for everyday applications,&qu...
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KUANTAN: A peaceful rally to show support for Lynas was held at the Petanque Arena at Pantai Balok (Balok Beach) in Kuantan on Saturday October 6, 2018. Thousands of Lynas Malaysia staff, contractors, local community members and their families gathered for the event using the hashtags #SaveLynas and #KamiWargaKuantan (#WeAreTheKuantanPeople).The event was organised by the workers of Lynas Malaysia to voice their concerns that their jobs may be at risk if the proposed Lynas executive review committee acts on the recently reported assertions by certain politicians (who are reported to be pa...
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