Rare Earth Element Archives

Potential new source of rare earth elements

March 4, 2019

Igánâq, Greenland: view to the southwest from the Igánâq summit (~540m) towards Tunulliarfik and the snowy peaks of Ilímaussaq. Credit: University of St Andrews

New tools to unearth rare metals

December 25, 2021

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

April 24, 2018

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

A lab-grown crystal of a synthetic form of the rare earth mineral, monazite, shows extensive damage to one face after exposure to bio-leaching compound generated by Gluconobacter oxydans. Credit: Credit: Brian Balta/Provided

Bacteria may be key to sustainably extracting earth elements for tech

November 26, 2021

A selection of some of the rare earth artificial rocks produced by the team. Picture taken at the iCRAG Lab at Trinity College Dublin. Credit: Trinity College Dublin

Researchers create synthetic rocks to better understand how increasingly sought-after rare...

September 25, 2022

Appalachian coal ash richest in rare earth elements

May 28, 2016

Fingerprinting rare earth elements from the air

July 2, 2016

Cosmochemists find evidence of rare element in early solar system

March 5, 2016

Separating rare earth metals with UV light

May 12, 2015

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

February 3, 2016

Significant Rare Earth Element Claim Discovery in Peru Reported

January 8, 2015

Studying the recovery of rare earth elements from coal mining waste

December 19, 2015

New process recycles magnets from factory floor

July 6, 2015

Can coal mines be tapped for rare earth elements?

May 28, 2024

Composite image using high-resolution microscopy and spectroscopy showing the absorption and replacement processes of rare earth elements in the eggshell.

A cracking discovery – eggshell waste can recover rare earth elements...

July 16, 2024

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Shifting monsoon altered early cultures in China, study says

February 11, 2017

Building blocks for life on Earth arrived much later than we thought, billion-year-old rocks...

March 17, 2020

‘Volcanic winter’ likely contributed to ecological catastrophe 250 million years ago

November 26, 2021

A day in the life of an ammonite

January 14, 2016

Evidence of briny water on Mars

May 18, 2015

Newly discovered dinosaur reveals how T. rex became king of the Cretaceous

March 15, 2016

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Rare Mineral found in a Wisconsin Crater

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The world’s rarest minerals

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

A clean way to extract rare earth metals