Can a Radioactive Ore Break China’s Grip on Rare Earths?

Created: Last edited:
Syndicated · Original source
https://spectrum.ieee.org/monazite-rare-earth

EnergyMagazineFeatureSemiconductors Can a Radioactive Ore Break China’s Grip on Rare Earths? Monazite ore holds the key to powerful motor magnets—if we can handle it Glenn Zorpette 15 Oct 2026 19 min read Lynas Rare Earths’ Mount Weld mine, in Western Australia, contains large deposits of monazite ore. Lynas Rare Earths The global campaigns to break China’s dominance of vital rare-earth markets are shaping up into one of the signature geostrategic struggles of the early 21st century. Hundreds of mining companies, government agencies, and industrial facilities scattered across North Ame

Image: a-single-earth-moving-vehicle-drives-on-a-terraced-area-in-a-surface-mine.jpg

Image: img.png

Image: an-aerial-view-of-a-complex-of-industrial-buildings-and-large-aboveground-tanks-near-a-large-artificial-pond.jpg

Views: 1

Categories: Digital Preservation & Internet History [c47]

Manage / Login

Salvaged Goods of the Internet