Revista Intelligence Info, Volumul 4, Numărul 3, Septembrie 2025
4 Aug 2025

Potential of Reserve and the Recycling of Rare Earths

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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)

Revista Intelligence Info, Volumul 3, Numărul 3, Septembrie 2024
29 Jul 2024

Rare Earths in Other Countries Except China

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Bolivia has large deposits of Rare Earth Elements (REE), Canadians already explore in the south of the country in search of REE. Australia and Brazil have recently identified such deposits; but no new mining operation started sooner than 2014. Issues are not given by the rarity of REE, but by the difficulty of their extraction.

Revista Intelligence Info, Volumul 2, Numărul 3, Septembrie 2023
3 Jul 2023

Chinese Hegemony in the Production of Rare Earths

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Dobrescu, Emilian M. (2023), Chinese Hegemony in Production of Rare Earths, Intelligence Info, 2:3, 61-68, https://www.intelligenceinfo.org/chinese-hegemony-in-the-production-of-rare-earths/   Abstract Until 1948, most of the rare earth elements (REE) were sourced from sand deposits in India and Brazil. Through the 1950s, South Africa took the status as the worlds’ rare earth elements source. Through the last decade of the 21st century and the first decade of this century, the demand of REE has constantly increased whereas the prices remained low due to … Read More

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