How the US can mine its own critical minerals − without digging new holes
- Written by Yuanzhi Tang, Professor of Biogeochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology
Piles of rare earth oxides praseodymium, cerium, lanthanum, neodymium, samarium and gadolinium.Peggy Greb/USDA-ARSEvery time you use your phone, open your computer or listen to your favorite music on AirPods, you are relying on critical minerals.
These materials are the tiny building blocks powering modern life. From lithium, cobalt, nickel and...
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