Tag: Rare Earth Element
New tools to unearth rare metals
A new understanding of how volcanic processes form deposits of rare earth metals, vital to everyday modern technology, is revealed in a new study...
Bacteria may be key to sustainably extracting earth elements for tech
Rare earth elements from ore are vital for modern life but refining them after mining is costly, harms the environment and mostly occurs abroad.
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Mining precious rare-earth elements from coal fly ash with a reusable...
Rare-earth elements are in many everyday products, such as smart phones, LED lights and batteries. However, only a few locations have large enough deposits...
Geologists solve puzzle that could predict valuable rare earth element deposits
Pioneering new research has helped geologists solve a long-standing puzzle that could help pinpoint new, untapped concentrations of some the most valuable rare earth...
Potential new source of rare earth elements
Researchers have found a possible new source of rare earth elements -- phosphate rock waste -- and an environmentally friendly way to get them...
Rare-earth elements discovered in Georgia kaolin mines, study finds
The 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...
Researchers Find Reserves of Rare Earth Elements in Deep-sea Mud
Japanese researchers have mapped vast reserves of rare earth elements in deep-sea mud, enough to feed global demand on a "semi-infinite basis," according to...
Rare Earth element mineral potential in the southeastern US coastal plain
Rare earth elements have become increasingly important for advanced technologies, from cell phones to renewable energy to defense systems. Mineral resources hosted in heavy...
Fingerprinting rare earth elements from the air
Vital to many modern technologies yet mined in few places, the 'rare earth elements' are in fact not that rare – they are just...
A clean way to extract rare earth metals
Rare earth metals — those 17 chemically similar elements at the bottom of the periodic table — are in almost every piece of technology...
Appalachian coal ash richest in rare earth elements
A study of the content of rare earth elements in U.S. coal ashes shows that coal mined from the Appalachian Mountains could be the...
The world’s rarest minerals
Scientists have inventoried and categorized all of Earth's rare mineral species described to date, each sampled from five or fewer sites around the globe....
Cosmochemists find evidence of rare element in early solar system
University of Chicago scientists have discovered evidence in a meteorite that a rare element, curium, was present during the formation of the solar system....
Extracting rare-earth elements from coal could soon be economical in US
The U.S. could soon decrease its dependence on importing valuable rare-earth elements that are widely used in many industries, according to a team of...
Studying the recovery of rare earth elements from coal mining waste
West Virginia could become one of the country's significant sources for rare earth elements, the "vitamins of modern industry," without the expense or environmental...
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What are Rare earth elements?
A rare earth element (REE) or rare earth metal (REM), as defined by IUPAC, is one of a set of...
New process recycles magnets from factory floor
A new recycling method developed by scientists at the Critical Materials Institute, a U.S. Department of Energy Innovation Hub led by the Ames Laboratory,...
Separating rare earth metals with UV light
Researchers from the KU Leuven Department of Chemical Engineering have discovered a method to separate two rare earth elements -- europium and yttrium --...
Rare Mineral found in a Wisconsin Crater
Scientists have discovered one of the rarest minerals on Earth in a Wisconsin impact crater.
Aaron Cavosie of the University of Puerto Rico, and member...
Significant Rare Earth Element Claim Discovery in Peru Reported
RioSol SAC LLC and Compania Minera Rio Sol SAC ("RioSol" or "The Company") on Dec. 30, 2014 announced a significant rare earth element and...
