Rare Earth Elements In Us Not So Rare, Report Finds

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Rare Earth Elements in US Not So Rare, Report Finds

 

Powders of six rare earth elements oxides. (Credit: Photograph by Peggy Greb, Agricultural Research Center of USDA)

 

ScienceDaily (Nov. 18, 2010) — Approximately 13 million metric tons of rare earth elements (REE) exist within known deposits in the United States, according to the first-ever nationwide estimate of these elements by the U.S. Geological Survey.

 

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/11/101117184451.htm