Source：ForbesA University of Kentucky-led research team is operating a pilot-scale processing plant in Webster County that may hold the key to mining rare components of common electronics in the heart of coal country.Rick Honaker, a professor of mining engineering at the University of Kentucky, was tapped by U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) officials to examine the feasibility of extracting rare earth elements from coal and coal byproducts. Rare earth elements, or REEs, are a group of 17 elements found in the earth’s crust that include neodymium, scandium and yttrium and are used in manufacturi...
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Source:Ars TechnicaPresident Trump's tariffs on rare-earth metals from China should have been a boon to the only US rare-earth minerals mine in California. But a recent Wall Street Journal article illustrates that, given the complex nature of the global economy, those tariffs have actually put the Mountain Pass mine in a tough place.A hedge fund recently bought Mountain Pass out of bankruptcy after several companies attempted to turn a profit from it. Six months later, the WSJ wrote, Trump announced tariffs that should have helped the mine supply more domestic rare-earths at a higher price...
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Source:Phys.OrgThe high-density minerals in the Georgia kaolin mines are potential sources of rare-earth elements, including the heavy rare-earth elements that are in high demand for many important uses and are mostly imported to the United States from China, according to a study led by Georgia State University and Thiele Kaolin Co.Rare-earth elements are used to make critical products, including magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agents, X-ray intensifying screens, portable X-ray machines, medical lasers, fiber optics, optical lenses, pressure sensors, monitors and television screens, ...
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Source:New Straits Times OnlineDEAR Minister Yeo Bee Yin, I read your reply to Lynas employees and can’t say I am not dismayed.I write this as one of the voices in support of Lynas as your government, with specific respect to your ministry, seems unwilling to budge on any issue with regards to heavy metal processing and radiation-related activities.Minister, I refer you to the often repeated clarifications Lynas has done on the topic of waste management.In it, the company has clearly stated their commitment to undertake recycling of their wastes to take advantage of the rich concentrations of ...
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