While not exactly as rarely found in the earth’s crust as the name implies, elements categorized as rare earth metals are difficult to find in extractable concentrations. While major reserves do exist in other countries like the US, Australia, and Brazil, China accounts for over 60% of rare...
These usually form as a secondary mineral in near-surface deposits where phosphate-bearing waters interact with minerals that contain aluminum. In the United States, variscite is found in Nevada, Utah, and Wyoming. It is also found in Australia, Brazil, Germany, Poland, and Spain. Variscite is...
(TSX:RES)(NYSE MKT:REE) is a publicly traded mineral resource company focused on exploration and development of rare-earth elements and gold. In addition to the REE exploration and evaluation efforts, the Company controls the Sundance gold project, which is located on the same property in ...
Once the pending layoffs were squared away, he’d finagle a business trip to meet her in whatever corner of the world she was off to next. With a sigh, he set the journal down, poured himself some mineral water— he was trying to lose the beer gut—and said, “Stream the second qua...
rare earth elements; ICP-MS; SHRIMP dating; LIBS analysis of REE; INAA; REE in coal; hyperspectral imaging; laser ablation; mineral analysis 1. Introduction At present there is intense exploration activity going on worldwide for critical elements, like rare earth elements (REEs), lithium, gold...