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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Source:Asia TimesBeijing has again sought to refute rumors about its plans to exploit its stranglehold on the global supply of rare-earth metals. It also denies any intention to slash the mining of the 17 chemically-similar elements out of its ore deposits as well as their exports to major overseas markets.The Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has pledged that the country’s planned mining and output of rare-earth minerals will continue to rise. It further states that global manufacturers of magnets, catalysts, alloys and electronic devices can rest assured that ther...
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