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Rare Earth: From Exploration to Mining
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Rare Earth: From Exploration to Mining

A special issue of Minerals (ISSN 2075-163X).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 May 2015) | Viewed by 7845

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Prof. Dr. Antonio Nieto

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John and Willie Leone Family Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
Interests: rare earth and critical mineral economics; real-time GIS systems in mining operation; computer modeling and simulation of mining systems; oceanic and unconventional mining methods
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Dear Colleagues,

Rare earth elements (REEs) comprise the 15 Lanthanides elements. They are used in several technologies and applications including the automobile and petroleum industry, in magnets for wind turbines, and phosphors in lighting and computer and TV screens. Rare Earth Elements are actually quite abundant in the earth’s crust. REEs are named “rare” because they are present in relatively low concentrations and are difficult to extract economically.

China holds around 50% of the global REE reserves, and until 2012, production of REEs was almost exclusive to China. Over the past decade, China has been steadily decreasing its REE export quotas, reducing the supply of REEs available to the rest of the world.

Thus, it is extremely important to be aware and understand the risks facing the supply of REEs, as awareness is the first and most important step in developing strategies to mitigate supply risk. This issue is aimed to promote and share knowledge related to REEs exploration and extraction.

Prof. Dr. Antonio Nieto
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Keywords

  • rare earths
  • lanthanides
  • criticality REE
  • strategic minerals
  • strategic materials

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Notes on the Potential for the Concentration of Rare Earth Elements and Yttrium in Coal Combustion Fly Ash
by James C. Hower, John G. Groppo, Kevin R. Henke, Madison M. Hood, Cortland F. Eble, Rick Q. Honaker, Wencai Zhang and Dali Qian
Minerals 2015, 5(2), 356-366; https://doi.org/10.3390/min5020356 - 23 Jun 2015
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Certain Central Appalachian coals, most notably the Fire Clay coal with a REY-enriched volcanic ash fall tonstein, are known to be enriched in rare earth elements. The Fire Clay tonstein has a greater contribution to the total coal + parting REY than would [...] Read more.
Certain Central Appalachian coals, most notably the Fire Clay coal with a REY-enriched volcanic ash fall tonstein, are known to be enriched in rare earth elements. The Fire Clay tonstein has a greater contribution to the total coal + parting REY than would be inferred from its thickness, accounting for about 20%–35% of the REY in the coal + parting sequence. Underground mining, in particular, might include roof and floor rock and the within-seam partings in the mined product. Beneficiation, necessary to meet utility specifications, will remove some of the REY from the delivered product. In at least one previously published example, even though the tonstein was not present in the Fire Clay coal, the coal was enriched in REY. In this case, as well as mines that ship run-of-mine products to the utility, the shipped REY content should be virtually the same as for the mined coal. At the power plant, however, the delivered coal will be pulverized, generally accompanied by the elimination of some of the harder rock, before it is fired into the boiler. Overall, there are a wide range of variables between the geologic sample at the mine and the power plant, any or all of which could impact the concentration of REY or other critical materials in the coal combustion products. Full article
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