Alaska's rare earth deposits and resource potential
Mining Engineering
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Abstract
Alaska’s known mineral endowment includes some of the largest and highest grade deposits of various metals, including gold, copper and zinc. Recently, Alaska has also been active in the worldwide search for sources of rare earth elements (REE) to replace exports now being limitedby China. Driven by limited supply of the rare earths, combined with their increasing use in new ‘green’ energy, lighting, transportation, and many other technological applications, the rare earth metals neodymium, europium and, in particular, the heavy rare earth elements terbium, dysprosium and yttrium are forecast to soon be in critical short supply (U.S. Department of Energy, 2010).
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Alaska's rare earth deposits and resource potential |
| Series title | Mining Engineering |
| Volume | 64 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Year Published | 2012 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | SME |
| Publisher location | Englewood, CO |
| Contributing office(s) | Central Mineral and Environmental Resources Science Center |
| Description | 13 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Mining Engineering |
| First page | 20 |
| Last page | 32 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |