Source:Christian Science MonitorOn Minamitori Island, Japan, an enormous rare-earth mineral deposit has been found. It’s estimated to be enough – at 16 million tons of ore – to supply industrialized societies for centuries. Elements like yttrium, dysprosium, europium, and terbium are used in products such as smartphone batteries and electric cars. There are few other deposits of -rare-earth minerals that are economically viable for mining, meaning Japan will be a major player in the market. Previously, China and the United States had much of the world’s supply.In the United States, thousa...
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Source:Proactive Investors AustraliaPensana Metals Ltd (ASX: PM8) has received further high-grade rare earth oxide (REO) results from drilling at the Longonjo Neodymium–Praseodymium (NdPr) Project in Angola.These results are the final assays from a 108-hole drilling program in 2018 with a revised resource estimate scheduled for completion next month.Best results include:- 50 metres at 5.63% REO, including 1.00% NdPr oxide from surface to end of hole;- 33 metres at 5.42% REO including 0.88% NdPr from surface;- 10 metres at 8.5% REO including 1.5% NdPr from 38 metres; and- 26 metres at 2.57% REO...
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Source:UKNow Sustainability and coal mining don't typically go hand in hand, but a project at the University of Kentucky is offering an opportunity to bring the two together.At least that is the hope of Jack Groppo and Jim Hower, researchers at the UK Center for Applied Energy Research (CAER), where they are locating and evaluating rare earth elements (REEs) found in coal and processing coal byproducts.REEs are a series of 17 elements within the Earth's crust. Due to their unique chemical properties, REEs are essential components of technologies spanning a range of applications, i...
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Source:Proactive Investors UKLatin American Minerals Inc (CVE:LAT) told investors it plans to complete a geophysical exploration program on its Butt township property in Ontario, Canada and has inked a contract with Generic Geo Inc, which will manage the work.The property, prospective for uranium and rare earths, has never been drilled, but several historical trenching and small-scale mining operations have occurred there.Notably, it is next to Ontario Graphite's Kearney mine property.Notably, it is next to Ontario Graphite's Kearney mine property.READ: Latin American Minerals Inc sell...
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