Criticality of the Rare Earth Elements: Current and Future Sources and Recycling

• Main Author: Simon M. Jowitt (Ed.) (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2018
• Subjects: Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning; economic geology; critical metals; mineral economics; mineralisation; criticality; mineralogy; Rare Earth Elements
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Rare earth elements (REE) are critical to our modern way of life, although potential primary and secondary sources of these elements and the economics of the REE sector remain somewhat poorly understood. This Special Issue focuses on furthering our understanding of the criticality and potential sour...