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US firm plans to recover 1,000-ton rare earth elements with new processing plant

U.S. Department of Energy has awarded ElementUSA and Colorado School of Mines $67 million ...

Sen. Kevin Cramer and Under Secretary of War Michael Duffey visit UND rare earth elements pilot plant

Sen. Kevin Cramer said most people he brings to North Dakota and the University of North Dakota learn something they didn't ...

Colorado School of Mines and ElementUSA awarded $67M by DOE for construction of rare earth processing plant

GOLDEN, Colo. and CEDAR PARK, Texas, June 02, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Colorado School of Mines and ElementUSA have been awarded $67 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy to build a ...

Louisiana rare earth plant wins $67 million federal grant

The U.S. Department of Energy awarded $67 million in funding to ElementUSA and its partner the Colorado School of Mines for ...
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UT-Austin Research Bolsters Greener Rare Earth Element Extraction Process

The Mountain Pass Rare Earth Mine & Processing Facility in the United States in 2022 Credit: photo by Tmy350 / CC BY-SA 4.0 Rare earth elements are a key ingredient in electric vehicle batteries, ...

Rare earth elements are constraining tech companies

Now that era is ending and companies need to focus on their supply chains upstream, in some cases all the way to actual ...

How a small amount of rare earth metal shapes the environmental impact of magnets

Magnets for electric cars and wind turbines contain only a small amount of the rare earth metal dysprosium. Yet, this metal is responsible for a large share of the environmental impact and costs, ...