Sweden is gamifying local mining through Mineraljakten or Mineral Hunting: https://www.sgu.se/mineraljakten/
Not sure where this is going.
We've since seen this playbook repeated across multiple industries.
Lynas Rare Earths noted in it's last quarterly report that it has started it's HRE separation circuit and will begin producing Dysprosium this month (May 2025), followed by Terbium in June at it's Malaysian site.
Doesn't really help the US (which is why Lynas are building the Seadrift plant in Texas with DoD funding) as most of that will go to Japan. Lynas interestingly got into the rare earth business in the wake of China's ban on exporting to Japan, so their major customers are the likes of Sumitumo who put up the initial funds for the Malaysian plant.
Last I heard Lynas were asking for more USG funds due to issues with the planned waste water treatment which will blow out the project costs to get working. The actual draft environmental assessment document is an eye-opener as far as the minutia of requirements, despite this being a national security priority.
https://www.listcorp.com/asx/lyc/lynas-rare-earths-limited/n...
https://www.forbes.com.au/news/billionaires/the-800-million-...
https://www.businessdefense.gov/ibr/mceip/news/docs/Lynas-Se...
hkon•9mo ago
Anyway: cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, promethium, samarium, europium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, holmium, erbium, thulium, ytterbium, lutetium, lanthanum
gilleain•9mo ago
whycome•9mo ago
From ChatGPT:
Light Rare Earth Elements (LREEs)
Heavy Rare Earth Elements (HREEs) Other Rare Earths.16. Scandium (Sc): aerospace alloys, sports equipment. 17. Yttrium (Y): superconductors, LEDs, cancer therapy