Tag: rare earth
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October General Meeting on October 13th, 2017: Fluorite and Rare Earth Elements in the Illinois-Kentucky Fluorspar District
The program at our October 13, 2017 meeting will be presented by F. Brett Denny, Associate Economic Geologist with the Illinois State Geological Survey. His talk is titled “Fluorite and Rare Earth Elements in the Illinois-Kentucky Fluorspar District”. Please bring your best fluorite specimens to show the group!
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World Faces Possible Shortage of Technology Minerals
Via the Telegraph: A draft report by China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has called for a total ban on foreign shipments of terbium, dysprosium, yttrium, thulium, and lutetium. Other metals such as neodymium, europium, cerium, and lanthanum will be restricted to a combined export quota of 35,000 tonnes a year, far below global…
