Rare Earth Elements (REE) – Australia

Rare earths-bearing minerals monazite and xenotime occur in many of Australia’s heavy mineral sand deposits and, up until the mid-1990s, monazite was produced from them and exported, mainly to Europe. A brief overview of these activities is given by Hoatson et.al (2011).   Currently, REE occurring in heavy mineral sand resources make up around 6% of… Continue reading Rare Earth Elements (REE) – Australia

Rare earths – US > China

Roughly 80 percent of U.S. imports come from China, according to the U.S.Geological Survey. As of 2018, the top three rare-earths producers were China, at 120,000 metric tons; Australia, at 20,000 metric tons; and the United States, at 15,000 metric tons. Beijing has readied a plan to restrict exports of rare earths to the U.S. if needed, as both sides in the… Continue reading Rare earths – US > China

REE IN SOUTH AFRICA/SUID-AFRIKA

* Die Steenkampskraal myn gaan terug tot 1952 toe dit begin myn het deur Anglo American tot ongeveer 1963.   Daar is 'n geskiedenis rondom hierdie myn en aan wie die minerale regtig behoort.   Suid-Afrika was en is nooit 'n bankrot land nie, maar dis die burgers wat rot en kaal besteel word deur diegene wat… Continue reading REE IN SOUTH AFRICA/SUID-AFRIKA

Rare Earth Elements

REE - Rare Earth Elements - Minerale van die aardkors,  is verskeie elemente wat baie skaars is - let ook op waarvoor in watter toerusting word dit elkeen afsonderlik gebruik - selfone, rekenaars en ander toebehore...   Daar kan verder ingegaan word, watter lande vervaardig hierdie toerusting wat van hierdie skaars elemente benodig.   Wanneer daar by… Continue reading Rare Earth Elements

Shenghe, Chinese and REE

2015 - Tantalus Rare Earths is in Madagascar. for information ... Greenland China China and Greenland *** 2015 Explorer and developer of rare earths Tantalus Rare Earths (TRE) has signed a commercial purchasing agreement with Chinese rare earths company Shenghe Resources, which could serve to promote the development of the African rare earths industry. TRE CEO Thomas Hoyer says the… Continue reading Shenghe, Chinese and REE