The term rare earth was coined when an unusual black rock was unearthed by a miner in Ytterby, Sweden, in 1788. The ore was called "rare" because it had never been seen before and "earth" because that was the 18th …Web

Depleted by deaths, disagreements and disinterest, Motown's token rock band Rare Earth didn't get an easy ride through the 70s. But what a ride it was. Rare Earth (Image credit: Michael Ochs Archive / Getty Images) Gil Bridges truly is the last of the last of the last. He has endured the deaths of three of his bandmates, the permanent ...Web

The behemoth company's control of up to a quarter [2] of global mineral-bearing rare earth elements (REE), [3] combined with China's overall dominance in rare earths (with roughly 60% of world production), grants Chinese central planners significant pricing power and influence over world supply.Web

A U.S. Department of Energy-funded project will investigate whether kelp and other seaweed in the waters off Alaska's Prince of Wales Island can absorb significant amounts of rare earth elements ...Web

Rare-earth elements (hereinafter referred to as REE) are a group of seventeen chemical elements in the periodic table, in particular the fifteen lanthanides as well as …Web

1. Introduction. Rare earth elements (REEs) have been increasingly employed in activities of our society due to their multiple applications, including their use in many modern industries, as well as in agriculture and medicine (Reimann and de Caritat, 2017; Neves et al., 2018; Alfaro et al., 2018; Moreira et al., 2019).Although very useful, …Web

Rare earth elements (REEs), including ... Thus the Huangshui'an deposit represents as an ideal case to unravel the material source and tectonic background on carbonatitehosted Mo-Pb-REE ...Web

The rare-earth elements (REEs) are 15 elements that range in atomic number from 57 (lanthanum) to 71 (lutetium); they are commonly referred to as the "lanthanides." Yttrium (atomic number 39) is also commonly regarded as an REE because it shares chemical and physical similarities and has affinities with the lanthanides. Although REEs are not rare in …Web

Rare earth elements (REEs) are essential for many modern technologies and industries, but they also pose significant environmental challenges. This article provides a comprehensive overview of the occurrence, exploration, analysis, recycling, and impact of REEs, as well as their applications in various fields. The article also compares and …Web

Rare earth reserves worldwide 2022, by country. Published by Statista Research Department, Oct 30, 2023. China's reserves of rare earths amounted to an estimated 44 million metric tons of rare ...Web

In order to comply with Executive Order 13817, DOE's Feasibility of Recovering Rare Earth Elements program expanded its technology development effort in 2019 to include the recovery of critical minerals (CM) from coal-based resources. As a result, DOE's program in 2020, renamed as the Critical Minerals and Materials Program, required existing …Web

In 2020, China's total control indicators for the mining, smelting and separation of rare earth ore (rare earth oxide REO) are 140,000 tons and 135,000 tons respectively. Compared with 2019, mineral products increased by 6.1%, and smelting and separated products increased by 6.3% in 2020. According to the analyst analysis, the mining and ...Web

Rare Metals and Metalloids (RMs) are physically and chemically dissimilar to rare earth elements. However the RMs are diverse and share few overarching similarities. The critical rare metals (RMs) and metalloids discussed in this section are niobium, tantalum, cobalt, indium, zirconium, gallium, and lithium. Most of these elements are mined in ...Web

Background Rare earth elements (REE) are a group of trace elements that behave geochemically coherently. REE fractionation patterns normalized to reference materials provide a powerful tool for documenting pedogenesis. In-soil processes are particularly difficult to illustrate with respect to contemporary and past climate conditions. …Web

Some Members of Congress have expressed concern over U.S. acquisition of rare earth materials composed of rare earth elements used in various components of defense weapon systems. Rare earth elements consist of 17 elements on the periodic table, including 15 elements beginning with atomic number 57 lanthanum and extending through number 71 …Web

This paper summarizes and evaluates China's policies toward the rare-earth industry from 1975 to 2018. We define five stages over this period and focus on China's purpose, the underlying economic background in each stage, and the connections between stages. By reviewing a broad set of original policy documents, we find that the purpose of …Web

This report discusses rare earth elements used in Department of Defense (DOD) weapon systems, current problematic oversight issues, and options for Congress to consider to address these issues. Rare earth elements (also referred to by the shorthand term "rare earths") include the lanthanideWeb

Rare Earth Elements and Critical Minerals Program The over-arching mission of DOE-NETL's Feasibility of Recovering Rare Earth Elements-Critical Minerals Sustainability program has been the development of an economically competitive and sustainable domestic supply of rare earth elements and critical minerals within the U.S.Web

Rare earths are a collection of 17 elements on the periodic table, including a series of 15 elements beginning with atomic number 57 (lanthanum) and extending through number 71 (lutetium), as well ...Web

Rare earth elements (REEs) are generally defined as a homogenous group of elements with similar physical-chemical properties, encompassing Y and Sc and the lanthanides elements series. Natural REEs contents in soils depend on the parent material, the soil genesis processes and can be gradually added to the soil by anthropogenic …Web

The estimated average concentration of the rare earth elements in the Earth's crust, which ranges from around 150 to 220 parts per million (table 1), exceeds that of many other metals that are mined on an industrial …Web

There is a clock ticking in the background of this race for a rare-earth supply chain. There is a danger that the electric vehicle market, which will demand large quantities of critical minerals ...Web

Background History of Rare Earth Metals. The history of REMs began in the late 18th century when Swedish artillery officer Karl Axel Arrhenius found a dark mineral in a feldspar pit near Ytterby—a village in Sweden—close to Stockholm, in 1787 . It was called "rare" because it had never been seen before, and "earth" because it was ...Web

1. Introduction. China has the world's richest proven rare earth reserves, and the variety, quality, output, and export of rare earths frequently rank first in the world [1, 2], making it critical to the global rare earth supply.China is a large rare earth country that has pushed for related rare earth research, development, and use in the global development …Web

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Feasibility of Recovering Rare Earth Elements – Critical Minerals and Materials Program. This portfolio houses domestic REE and CM field prospecting information related to: NETL's initial field analyses conducted between 2014 and 2015. NETL's Research and Innovation Center's REE Field Work Proposal (RIC FWP) where efforts were conducted ...Web

Rare earth element sources and modification in the Lower Kittanning coal bed, Pennsylvania: implications for the origin of coal mineral matter and rare earth element exposure in underground mines CiteWeb

Information on rare earth elements (REEs) in soils and plants of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is very limited. Therefore, in this study, we performed field sampling to explore the geochemical signatures and human health risk of REEs in soils and plants of the northeastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China. A total of 127 soil samples and 127 plant …Web

Rare earth elements (REEs) including fifteen lanthanides, yttrium and scandium are found in more than 250 minerals, worldwide. REEs are used in various high-tech applications across various industries, such as electrical and electronics, automotive, renewable energy, medical and defence. Therefore, the demand for REEs in the global …Web

Rare Earth Elements. Rare earth oxides of gadolinium, praseodymium, cerium, samarium, lanthanum, and neodymium. Photo courtesy of USDA ARS. Rare earth elements (REEs), which comprise of only 17 elements from the entire periodic table, play a critical role to our national security, energy independence, environmental future, and economic growth.Web

Rare earth element mining projects are characterized by specific particularities as well as the potential presence of radiation. Thus, there is a need for a set of REE-specific criteria and indicators to supplement Global Reporting Initiative–based indicators. ... Background Information. The lanthanide series of metals includes the 15 ...Web

In conclusion, this special issue focuses on recent progress made with rare earth luminescent materials and considers designs, preparation methods and applications in lighting, displays, sensing ...Web

Rare earth elements are a group of seventeen chemical elements that occur together in the periodic table (see image). The group consists of yttrium and the 15 lanthanide elements (lanthanum, cerium, …Web

Rare earth elements are enriched in the ecological environment through soil, water and biological media, and then enter the human body through the biological chain [3]. REE can be enriched in acidized soil (327 ± 91.8 mg/kg, pH: 4.87 ± 0.81), and has a high bioavailability, which makes REE accumulate to a high level in moss P [4].Web

Sloustcher said the heavy rare earths will be refined in a different building, adding that the project is just getting started. To fully domesticate the magnet supply chain, MP Materials also began construction on the United States' first rare earth magnetics factory in April 2022. Located in Fort Worth, Texas, the facility will be able to ...Web

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composed of rare earth elements (REE) used in various components of defense weapon systems. Rare earth elements consist of 17 elements on the periodic table, including 15 …Web

Study area. Baotou (40°14′56″–42°43′49″ N, 109°15′12″–111°26′25″ E) is located in the west of Inner Mongolia, which has become the largest rare earth production hub in ...Web