source:EurekAlert (press release)Seventy-five of the periodic table's 118 elements are carried in the pockets and purses of more than 100 million U.S. iPhone users every day. Some of these elements are abundant, like silicon in computer chips or aluminum for cases, but certain metals that are required for crisp displays and clear sounds are difficult to obtain. Seventeen elements known as rare earth metals are crucial components of many technologies but are not found in concentrated deposits, and, because they are more dispersed, require toxic and environmentally-damaging procedures to ext...
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source:MalaysiakiniThe government has yet to approve an application from Lynas Malaysia Sdn Bhd to raise the lanthanide concentrate processing limit for 2019.In its quarterly report dated Sept 30, Lynas said its Gebeng rare earth plant in Kuantan was operating at reduced rates.'We continue to work with the Malaysian regulator to gain approval for the production uplift based on the new Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) related to these matters which we completed earlier in the year,' said Lynas.Lynas said its production during the second half year of 2019 is being managed at reduced...
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source:Radio Free AsiaAuthorities in North Korea have reached out to China to invest in solar plant projects as a potential solution to the country’s ongoing power shortage problems. Sources say that in exchange, Chinese companies would gain the rights to a rare earth mineral mine in North Pyongan province.Rare earth minerals are ores containing rare earth elements, metals that are highly sought after for use in the manufacture of electronics. The onset of the smartphone era over the last decade and a half has led to an explosion in demand for the metals, which also have uses for military equi...
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source:Australian MiningHastings Technology Metals has awarded the engineering, procurement and contract management (EPCM) contract for the Yangibana rare earths processing plant to DRA Pacific.The Upper Gascoyne benefaction and hydro metallurgy processing plant will treat rare earth monazite deposits, high in neodymium and praseodymium, to produce a mixed earth carbonate.The carbonate will then be refined further into individual rare earth oxides at overseas processing plants.Neodymium and praseodymium are fundamental components for manufacturing products such as electric vehicles, wind turbi...
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