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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Newly Discovered Dinosaur Species Lost Teeth as Adults

December 22, 2016

Comet impacts may have led to life on Earth

August 20, 2015

World’s largest dinosaur found in Scotland

April 2, 2018

Hydrocarbons in the deep Earth?

September 15, 2011

Small animals with big impact

March 11, 2019

Jurassic crocodile discovery sheds light on reptiles’ family tree

April 7, 2019

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