Potential of Reserve and the Recycling of Rare Earths
posted in: Archive, Geopolitics, Number 3, Volume 4
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In 2011, there were over 312 exploration projects of REE deposits reviewed on the planet, involving over 202 companies of very diverse class from about 34 countries. Essential today in green technologies, based on rare metals is gallium, used to make LEDs, as well as indium, used for LCD type screens (liquid crystal display). Indium is also used for the construction of new generation photovoltaic panels (CIGS)