Rare Earth Elements

Potential new source of rare earth elements

Igánâq, Greenland: view to the southwest from the Igánâq summit (~540m) towards Tunulliarfik and the snowy peaks of Ilímaussaq. Credit: University of St Andrews

New tools to unearth rare metals

Researchers Find Reserves of Rare Earth Elements in Deep-sea Mud

Open cut hard rock mining, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia.

Mining precious rare-earth elements from coal fly ash with a reusable...

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 deposits. Credit: Michael Anenburg, ANU.

Geologists solve puzzle that could predict valuable rare earth element deposits

A lab-grown crystal of a synthetic form of the rare earth mineral, monazite, shows extensive damage to one face after exposure to bio-leaching compound generated by Gluconobacter oxydans. Credit: Credit: Brian Balta/Provided

Bacteria may be key to sustainably extracting earth elements for tech

A selection of some of the rare earth artificial rocks produced by the team. Picture taken at the iCRAG Lab at Trinity College Dublin. Credit: Trinity College Dublin

Researchers create synthetic rocks to better understand how increasingly sought-after rare...

Appalachian coal ash richest in rare earth elements

Fingerprinting rare earth elements from the air

Cosmochemists find evidence of rare element in early solar system

Separating rare earth metals with UV light

Rare Earth Elements

Extracting rare-earth elements from coal could soon be economical in US

Significant Rare Earth Element Claim Discovery in Peru Reported

Studying the recovery of rare earth elements from coal mining waste

New process recycles magnets from factory floor

Coal core

Can coal mines be tapped for rare earth elements?

Composite image using high-resolution microscopy and spectroscopy showing the absorption and replacement processes of rare earth elements in the eggshell.

A cracking discovery – eggshell waste can recover rare earth elements...

Conceptual artwork of a biosensor.

Scientists develop groundbreaking biosensor for rare earth element detection

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