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Jan 28, 2013· The mining of rare earth metals, used in everything from smart phones to wind turbines, has long been dominated by China. But as mining of these key elements spreads to countries like Malaysia and Brazil, scientists warn of the dangers .

May 31, 2017· Despite wind industry lobbyists and apologists asserting otherwise, rare earth metals, particularly neodymium, are indeed extensively used in wind turbine magnets. ''Permanent magnet machines feature higher efficiencies than machines with excitation windings (absence of field winding losses), less weight and the advantage of having no sliprings and brushes.

SYDNEY The quest for rare earths vital to some of modern life''s most indispensable technologies may see mining robots jet to the stars within decades, a worldfirst conference in Australia was told Wednesday. Yttrium, Lanthanum and the other 15 minerals which make up the group of elements .

Sep 19, 2012· Life in the 21st century wouldn''t be the same without rare earth metals. Cell phones, iPads, laptops, televisions, hybrid cars, wind turbines, solar cells and many more products depend on rare earth metals to function. Will there be enough for us .

Mars may contain ores that would be very useful to potential colonists. The abundance of volcanic features together with widespread cratering are strong evidence for a variety of ores. While nothing may be found on Mars that would justify the high cost of transport to Earth, the more ores that future colonists can obtain from Mars, the easier it would be to build colonies there.

Mar 11, 2013· The rare earth elements (RE) are a group of metals comprised of yttrium, fourteen lanthanide elements, and sometimes scandium. Their unique physical and chemical properties have rendered them indispensable for a growing number of critical technologies.

Despite a severe pullback in the prices of many rare earth metals mining stocks, constricting supplies and rising demand eventually will bring big profits to the select few companies sitting on ...

A rareearth element (REE) or rareearth metal (REM), as defined by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, is one of a set of seventeen chemical elements in the periodic table, specifically the fifteen lanthanides, as well as scandium and yttrium.

Mar 23, 2015· They all depend on something called rare earth elements, unusual metals that are sprinkled inside almost every piece of hightech you can think of. ... What we call "hard rock" mining .

A proposed rare earth mine in Nebraska has the potential to produce up to in revenue over a 32year life span, according to a feasibility report from NioCorp Investment. The Elk Creek mine, in Johnson County, will be the only noibium, scandium, titanium project in North America. The Elk ...

Excerpted from RARE: The HighStakes Race to Satisfy Our Needs by Keith Veronese, published by Prometheus Books, 2015. Reprinted with permission from the publisher." Prior to the rise of rare earth mining in China, the United States dominated the world scene.

Jun 16, 2015· Why rareearth mining in the West is a bust ... Called the rareearth elements, they are key to the production of electric cars, LED bulbs, smartphones, wind turbines and aerospace equipment ...

Jun 09, 2015· What may be next for the last US rare earths miner ... major American rare earth elements mining and processing company may seek bankruptcy protection sent its shares plummeting last week, leading ...

Mar 02, 2011· Why Antimony Is Acting Like a Rare Earth Element. ... interest in the metal has grown in the mining community. Although China controls most of .

Apr 17, 2018· The researchers expect to start extracting rare earth elements from sludge, drainage sites, and groundwater, refining them and taking them to market in .

Rare earth mining, investment and price news from The latest news on rare earth mines and properties, mining companies and rare earth prices.

Rare Earths . Rare Earths include the unique elemental suite known as the Rare Earths Elements (REE''s) and a select group of specialty metals produced primarily for technology applications. At Ucore, our focus is on Heavy REE''s (a class of REE''s known for their high value relative to other REE''s) and collateral metals often found in ...

Rare Earth/Strategic Metals ETFs invest in companies that are engaged in the mining, refinement, and production of rare earth and strategic metals. Rare earth elements are used in a variety of products, from batteries to aerospace components to lasers and xray machines.

Jan 03, 2018· Urban Mining also has rareearth metals in its sights. "We believe it is economically viable and environmentally sustainable," Steven Kaufman, CEO of Urban Mining, says of recovering these materials for recycling. Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) researchers have developed technology to recover rareearth metals.

Though rareearth elements are used in trace amounts, their unique magnetic, heatresistant, and phosphorescent qualities make them essential in the production of products like batteries, car ...

It has been nearly a decade since the investing world went gaga over rare earth stocks and six years since the world came to its senses and tossed most of these stocks in a deep, dark hole ...

Rare earth metals actually aren''t all that rare, which is good because they play active roles in the global economy. Some of the most popular tech products that include rare earth elements are ...

For most global mining operations, the low concentrations of rare earth metals and the associated high cost of processing deflects interest to other areas that are relatively more profitable such ...

Rare Earth Elements: A Review of Production, Processing, Recycling, and Associated Environmental Issues Robert J. Weber Superfund and Technology Liaison. EPA Office of Research and Development. Office of Science Policy. Duty Station: EPA Region 7, Kansas City, Kansas. David J. Reisman. Director, Engineering Technical Support Center
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