Different Solution Required to Resolve Rare Earth Situation

Forbes reported that current solutions to reduce reliance on Chinese rare earths may be using outdated or ineffective methods.

Business writer Tim Worstall said:

I can’t help thinking that there should have been just a little more attention paid to alternative methods of separating those lanthanides. There are several described in the literature and at least one of them appears to be both markedly cheaper and also possible to operate on a much smaller scale. That last would mean that smaller deposits of rare earths become viable and thus increase security of supply.

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