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World’s largest rare earth deposit found in Wyoming

Discussion in 'Too Hot for Swamp Gas' started by citygator, Feb 12, 2024.

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  1. Feb 12, 2024 #1
    citygator

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    Last March geologists estimated they found the largest deposit of rare earth materials in Wyoming.

    Last week they said it’s actually 64% bigger than they thought at 2.3B tons. Today China produces 95% of rare earth materials using their measly 44M tons.

    If accurate it will end China’s stranglehold on rare earth materials. Hadn’t heard anything on this recently.

    Over 2 billion tons of rare Earth mineral found in US could make country the new 'world leader'
    The US could soon become a world leader in rare earth minerals after over two billion metric tons were found in Wyoming.

    The discovery could mean America taking over China, whose supplies stand at 44 million metric tons.

    According to American Rare Earths Inc, the discovery 'exceeded [their] wildest dreams' having only drilled around a quarter of the project.



    https://newsdirect.com/news/america...stimate-at-halleck-creek-in-wyoming-283534612

    The updated estimate now stands at an impressive 2.34 billion tonnes, with 1.81 million tonnes consisting of 27% Magnetic Rare Earth Oxides (“MREO”) at 3,196 ppm Total Rare Earth Oxides (“TREO”) using a 1,000ppm TREO cut-off.Of particular note is the measured and indicated resources, which have seen a staggering 128% increase, totaling 1.42 billion tonnes with a grade of 3,295 ppm TREO using the same 1,000ppm TREO cut-off.

     
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  2. Feb 12, 2024 #2
    enviroGator

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    Turns out "rare" isn't all that rare afterall.
     
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  3. Feb 12, 2024 #3
    l_boy

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    Between that and this massive lithium discovery posted in prior threads seems like we are on our way to raw material independence for batteries, etc, which is pretty huge given the geopolitics.
     
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    GolphinGator

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    Until all the laws and regulations make it cost 10 times what China will sell it for.
     
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  5. Feb 12, 2024 #5
    WarDamnGator

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    It's Wyoming, they'll probably have shoeless 12 year olds mining it with while their supervisors dump the waste in the nearest river and occasionally takes a shot at a condor ...
     
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  6. Feb 12, 2024 #6
    oragator1

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    The question is how long will it take to build the infrastructure to mine and distribute it effectively.
     
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    demosthenes

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    Are we allowed to be in favor of EVs now? Asking for a friend.
     
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    danmanne65

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    My understanding is the mining and refining is not very environmentally correct.
     
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    l_boy

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    Since Elon builds them I think it’s ok now.
     
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    StrangeGator

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    Couldn't resist.

     
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  11. Feb 12, 2024 #11
    GatorFanCF

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    Way to go, Joe! See? Biden is doing amazing things for the country. ;)
    Seriously- thanks for posting a positive story.
     
  12. Feb 12, 2024 #12
    chemgator

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    They'll look the other way in Wyoming/Idaho. They wouldn't in a west coast "coastal state", or a state with an excess of natural beauty, like Montana or Colorado.
     
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    exiledgator

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    Great news though it could be a decade or more to market. Many steps in the process of understanding what is there and the economics, environmental impacts, and profitability. Maybe they're far down that road already....
     
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    Depends on what part of Wyoming we are talking about. The beautiful mountain part or the plains part where the state tree is the telephone pole. Either way, good news to have a domestic supply.
     
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    citygator

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    We will mine it cleaner than China will. It’s a net positive to the world if you look at it that way.
     
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    chemgator

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    If you can get Hollywood movie stars or New York executives to invest millions of dollars in vacation homes there, then there's a good chance that the environmental regulations will be strict and fully enforced. I'm fairly certain that you and I don't count. You have to be able to outbid the mining companies for the politicians, or have full access to the press to embarrass the politicians into action.
     
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