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For Beginners<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

Rare Earths 101<\/h1>\n

REEs might not be household names, but they lurk inside many devices and technologies we use daily and in strategic industries. Their unique magnetic, phosphorescent, and chemical properties make them indispensable in a broad range of applications.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

Investing In Rare Earths<\/a><\/div>\n\n
Applications of REEs<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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What Are Rare Earth Elements (REEs)?<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Highlights<\/h3>\n
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  • 17 elements:<\/strong>
    15 lanthanides<\/a> + Scandium + Yttrium<\/li>\n
  • Chemically similar, often found together in minerals<\/li>\n
  • Not geologically rare, but hard to process and separate<\/li>\n
  • Split into two groups:<\/strong>
    Light REEs (La\u2013Eu + Sc): more abundant
    Heavy REEs (Gd\u2013Lu + Y): rarer, more valuable<\/li>\n
  • Key ores:<\/strong>
    Bastn\u00e4site
    Monazite
    Ion-adsorption clays<\/li>\n
  • Extracted through mining + complex chemical separation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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    \"A<\/span><\/a><\/div>

    Cerium<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n
    \"A<\/span><\/a><\/div>

    Dysprosium<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n
    \"A<\/span><\/a><\/div>

    Erbium<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n
    \"a<\/span><\/a><\/div>

    Europium<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n
    \"a<\/span><\/a><\/div>

    Gadolinium<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n
    \"A<\/span><\/a><\/div>

    Holmium<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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    \"A<\/span><\/a><\/div>

    Lanthanum<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n
    \"a<\/span><\/a><\/div>

    Lutetium<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n
    \"a<\/span><\/a><\/div>

    Neodymium<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n
    \"The<\/span><\/a><\/div>

    Promethium<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n
    \"A<\/span><\/a><\/div>

    Praseodymium<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n
    \"The<\/span><\/a><\/div>

    Samarium<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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    \"The<\/span><\/a><\/div>

    Scandium<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n
    \"Terbium<\/span><\/a><\/div>

    Terbium<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n
    \"a<\/span><\/a><\/div>

    Thulium<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n
    \"a<\/span><\/a><\/div>

    Thorium<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n
    \"a<\/span><\/a><\/div>

    Ytterbium<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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    Key Uses of Rare Earth Elements<\/h2>\n

    The following tables show the different rare earth elements<\/a> used in each application, their approximate global volumes, and prices.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n