All Rare Earth Elements Education Resources
Spark- ‘The Environmental Struggle Over Rare-Earth Elements For A Green Future’.
On the environmental impacts of rare earth mining and on the search for more environmentally-friendly ways of processing the REE materials.
BBC- The dystopian lake filled by the world’s tech lust
An article (written in a journalistic/immersive style and with various photos of the site) on the environmental costs of rare earth mining in Baotou, Inner Mongolia, one of the industrial centres of rare earth mining production, with a particular focus on the artificial toxic lake in Baotao, created to be a tailings pond.
China Wrestles with the Toxic Aftermath of Rare Earth Mining
An article on the toxic impacts and legacies of rare earth mining in China and the significant challenges and costs of clean-up operations
Metals in a Low-Carbon Economy: Resource Scarcity, Climate Change and Business in a Finite World
A report produced by experts from the Stockholm Environment Institute and Leeds Uni about REE, provides an overview of REE industry through business perspective
Podcast | Where Will We Get the Rare Earth Minerals for Our Electric Cars?
Very interesting 22 mins podcast about REE’s impacts on electric cars
China to Form Two Rare Earth Giants to Strengthen Pricing Power
An article discusses the forming of REE monopoly by Chinese government
Rare Earth Magnets and Motors: A European Call for Action
A report produced by European Raw Material Alliance discusses the importance of REE in making vehicles and motors
The Rare Earth Elements by the British Geological Survey
A report produced by the Natural Environmental Research Council of Britain. It talks every aspects of REE, such as chemistry, extraction, trading in the UK
US-China trade: what are rare-earth metals and what's the dispute?
An article by the Guardian discusses REE trading dispute and companies
Rare earth elements
A brief introduction of REE, including periodic table and uses of REE made by the royal society of chemistry
Separation of Rare Earth Elements by Charles James
A brief history of the discovery of REE by Charles James by American Chemical Society
Rare Earth Element (Overview)
An encyclopedia about REE. This website includes the electronic structure and ionic radius, separation chemistry (Ion exchange, solvent extraction), the chemical process the prepare the REE metals, the properties of the metals (crystal structures, electrical properties...), compounds of REE, nuclear properties, and toxicity of REE
The dystopian lake filled by the world’s tech lust
An article discusses the REE mining pollution in China, provides lots of site pictures.
Nissan develops new rare-earth recycling process with Waseda University
A video about REE recycling technology development by car industry firm- Nissan.
Recycling rare earths
A general review of REE recycling process- raise the question about existing REE recycling.
AI and the Environment III: Beyond Energy
An article talks about the impact of AI to REE sustainability.
Impact of Materials on Society (IMOS) - Rare Earth Elements
A video introduces REEs from material science and engineering perspective. Although it is an introduction for undergraduate students, it can be useful when learning designing and manufacturing low-carbon technology.
Rare earth elements for smartphones can be extracted from coal waste
An article talks about the potential for extracting REEs from coal waste.
Rare-earth magnet recycling tech wins innovation award
An article discusses new technology to recycle REE and very useful for sustainable production
Rare earth mining in China: the bleak social and environmental costs
An article by the Guardian. It discussed the environmental consequences of unsustainable mining in China. It includes very interesting site maps and pictures (Check the references).