Extraction of rare earths from mine water
Scientists find an efficient way of extracting rare earths from acidic mine water. Penn State University researchers developed a two-step treatment process for acid mine drainage that enabled them to extract higher concentrations of rare earth elements with lower amounts of chemicals than before. In an article published in the Chemical Engineering Journal, the [...]
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The United States is introducing an online tool to secure access to the world's rare earths
US Introduces Online Tool to Secure Access to the World's Rare Earths The US State Department has launched an online tool to stake America's claims to many of the world's rare earth minerals all in one High-tech variant, which aims to pave the way for emerging countries to certain standards in financing [...]
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The negotiations between the US and Australia on rare earth mines outside of China are energetically pursued
Negotiations between the USA and Australia on rare earth mines outside of China are being vigorously pursued MELBOURNE (BLOOMBERG) - Australia is holding independent talks with the United States, Japan and South Korea about the development of local rare earth mine projects in order to increase production outside of China Materials dominated, support. Rare earths, a group of 17 elements that [...]
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In the middle of the US-Chinese trade war, the US hopes to forge Canada for a commodity alliance
In the midst of the US-China trade war, the US is courting Canada to forge a raw materials alliance Canada has a lot to offer the US when it comes to the supply of critical minerals. President Donald Trump's offer to buy Greenland was not well received by either the inhabitants of the world's largest island or Denmark, [...]
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China's control over a variety of critical metals is a thorn in the side of the US
According to its constitution, the People's Republic of China is "under the democratic dictatorship of the people" but has been ruled authoritarian by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) since 1949. China has been economically dynamic for many years. On the basis of its reform and opening policy, China developed into an economic and technological superpower beginning in 1978. Of the […]
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