Rare Earth Element Archives

Open cut hard rock mining, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia.

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

June 26, 2021

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

October 9, 2020

Potential new source of rare earth elements

March 4, 2019

Rare-earth elements discovered in Georgia kaolin mines, study finds

December 18, 2018

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

April 24, 2018

Fingerprinting rare earth elements from the air

July 2, 2016

A clean way to extract rare earth metals

June 22, 2016

Appalachian coal ash richest in rare earth elements

May 28, 2016

The world’s rarest minerals

March 19, 2016

Cosmochemists find evidence of rare element in early solar system

March 5, 2016

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

February 3, 2016

Studying the recovery of rare earth elements from coal mining waste

December 19, 2015

Rare earth element

July 7, 2015

New process recycles magnets from factory floor

July 6, 2015

Separating rare earth metals with UV light

May 12, 2015

Rare Mineral found in a Wisconsin Crater

January 14, 2015

Significant Rare Earth Element Claim Discovery in Peru Reported

January 8, 2015

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Subfossil Forest Discovered at Building Site in Zurich

May 29, 2013

Earth’s Core Affects Length of Day

July 11, 2013

Remains of mammoth uncovered in Mexico

June 26, 2016

Origin of Earth’s oldest crystals

April 29, 2016

Project aims to create first 4-D maps of Earth’s mantle

May 26, 2020

Discovery and naming of Africa’s oldest known dinosaur

September 25, 2022

Rare Earth Element

A cracking discovery – eggshell waste can recover rare earth elements needed for green energy

Can coal mines be tapped for rare earth elements?

Researchers create synthetic rocks to better understand how increasingly sought-after rare earth elements form

New tools to unearth rare metals

Bacteria may be key to sustainably extracting earth elements for tech