source:malaymailKUALA LUMPUR, Nov 22 — The non-radioactive rare earth elements (NRREE) mining industry and the separation of powers of the Finance Ministry (MOF) are among the issues expected to be discussed at Dewan Rakyat today.According to the Order Paper on the Parliament’s website, during the question and answer session, Tan Kar Hing (PH-Gopeng) will inquire about the government’s plan to ensure the NRREE mining industry will not have any negative effects on the environment and society.Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin (PN-Pagoh), on the other hand, will be asking the Economy Minister to state the...
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source:yahoonewsThe demand for Rare Earth Elements is growing as the world transitions to cleaner energy sources. Rare Earth Magnets are used in electric cars, wind turbines and other evolving technology. Regulations and environmental concerns have slowed production of magnets in the U.S. as China ramped up its manufacturing with fewer workplace standards.'We have a very high standard of ethics that we subscribe to and we maintain within our industry,' Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration president Marc LeVier said. 'This is not our grandfather's mining companies anym...
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source:Mining TechnologyCoal may be a viable source of rare earth elements, according to a study, critical in the manufacturing of high-demand products like batteries and solar panels. The Clean Coal Technology research group at the University of Witwatersand, Johannesburg conducted research focussing on the chemical composition of coal. Using coal samples from Waterberg, the research group found that the total rare earths content in discard and standard product from the coal mine was above 225 parts per million (ppm). This concentration is well above the cut-off grade of 130ppm for ...
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source:natureThe fermented drink kombucha seems about as far away as possible from the mining of heavy metals. But Alexa Schmitz, chief executive at the biomining company REEgen in Ithaca, New York, sees parallels between her firm’s bacteria-based product and the tangy beverage.REEgen’s bacterial ‘soup’ dissolves ground-up rocks, waste electronic components and other solids that contain rare-earth elements — metals that have valuable conductive, magnetic and fluorescent properties and that are used in everything from mobile phones to wind turbines. The metals impart strength and hardness to al...
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