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JimToronto on Apr 04, 2023 9:47pm
rare earths: waste from producing phosphoric acid
April 4, 2023
https://www.reuters.com/business/sustainable-business/mine-waste-finds-new-life-source-rare-earths-2023-04-04/
Recovering rare earths from waste is much quicker than setting up new projects from scratch.
the U.S. Idaho National Laboratory said 100,000 tonnes of rare earths each year end up in waste from producing phosphoric acid alone The six projects, processing material from mineral sands, fertiliser and iron ore operations, are targeting output of over 10,000 tonnes of key elements neodymium and praseodymium (NdPr) oxide by 2027, analysis by Reuters and consultants Adamas Intelligence showed.
That, Adamas says, is equivalent to some 8% of expected demand for the two rare earths, vital for making permanent magnets to power EV and wind turbine motors.
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