Monday, January 16, 2012

The Geology of Rare Earth Elements

The Geology of Rare Earth Elements

The biggest secret is that they are not very rare.

But there is going to be a lot of destruction of habitat, mining.

Because "economically-viable" concentrations of them occur in certain soils.

Strip-mining is about to make a comeback, probably on a scale not seen since the 1950's.

Coal is also making a comeback. http://comps.fotosearch.com/bigcomps/AGE/AGE003/F36-118830.jpg

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