Dysprosium

Argonne-Supported Critical Materials Assessment Tags Potential Supply Chain Bottlenecks

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Thursday, March 28, 2024

As demand jumps for these critical materials, which are sourced from all over the world, the risk of disruption to supply chains also increases.

Key Points: 
  • As demand jumps for these critical materials, which are sourced from all over the world, the risk of disruption to supply chains also increases.
  • The report, titled the 2023 Critical Materials Assessment , “draws upon mature expertise in complex supply chains and our understanding of the underlying causes of disruptions,” said Allison Bennett Irion, director of supply chain research at Argonne.
  • Argonne helped produce several supply chain reports in response to the 2021 Executive Order on America’s Supply Chains.
  • The 2023 Critical Materials Assessment was funded by the Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technologies Office within DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.

Unlocking the Field: SciAps Inc. Introduces Revolutionary PowerHouse X - The Ultimate Portable Benchtop XRF for Geochemists

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Monday, March 11, 2024

Key Points: 
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240311674795/en/
    The Groundbreaking Portable Benchtop XRF (Photo: Business Wire)
    “The PowerHouse X is our response to the world’s ever-increasing dependence on rare earth elements but with limited ability to analyze those elements in the field.
  • SciAps PowerHouse X, with an 80kV miniature X-ray tube, can efficiently excite the K shell emission lines for both light and heavy REEs.
  • By analyzing these high energy K-lines, the complicated spectral overlaps with common metals are avoided completely, yielding unprecedented limits of detection and better performance than any other portable XRF.
  • The SciAps PowerHouse X is the solution to one of the electric vehicle and strategic metals industries’ biggest exploration and mining problems.

Cyclic Materials Announces Capacity to Recycle Wind Turbine Generators and MRI Machines

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Tuesday, February 27, 2024

Cyclic Materials , an advanced metals recycling company building a circular supply chain for rare earth elements and other critical metals, has expanded its operations to accept two new feedstock streams: wind turbine generators and MRI machines.

Key Points: 
  • Cyclic Materials , an advanced metals recycling company building a circular supply chain for rare earth elements and other critical metals, has expanded its operations to accept two new feedstock streams: wind turbine generators and MRI machines.
  • Through its strong partnership network, Cyclic has already sourced 37 MW capacity of wind turbine generators containing permanent magnets, and 116,000 pounds of MRI machines.
  • Both wind turbine generators and MRI machines contain valuable materials such as neodymium, praseodymium, dysprosium, terbium and copper.
  • The company currently seeks additional sources for end-of-life wind turbine generators, MRI machines and other materials such as automotive parts and manufacturing waste.

Canada to Boost Supply of Critical Minerals and Strengthen Value Chains With Investment in the Saskatchewan Research Council

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Thursday, February 15, 2024

That is why Canada is seizing this opportunity by making smart investments in critical minerals value chains to support the development and deployment of clean energy and technology.

Key Points: 
  • That is why Canada is seizing this opportunity by making smart investments in critical minerals value chains to support the development and deployment of clean energy and technology.
  • This will help increase the supply of battery metals that are needed for the development of a domestic electric vehicle value chain.
  • Further, once the project is complete, Canada will be able to produce these critical minerals at commercial scale — a Canadian first for rare earth element processing.
  • The Critical Minerals Research Development and Demonstration (CMRDD) program supports the development of Canadian critical minerals value chains.

Globex Exploration Update on Virgin Mountain Rare Earth & Beryllium Project, Arizona, USA

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Tuesday, February 13, 2024

The Virgin Mountain rare earth & beryllium property is located in the Arizona portion of the Virgin Mountain range, about 120 km northeast of Las Vegas, Nevada.

Key Points: 
  • The Virgin Mountain rare earth & beryllium property is located in the Arizona portion of the Virgin Mountain range, about 120 km northeast of Las Vegas, Nevada.
  • Past exploration activities for uranium and later for rare earth elements (REE) initiated in the 1940’s and ended in 1991.
  • In the 1950’s and 1960’s the Virgin Mountains Be-bearing pegmatites had been explored intensely for beryllium, but never came into production.
  • Rare Earth (REE) ± U & Th mineralization is hosted in migmate-gneiss and interlayered thin schist layers, locally also in pegmatite dikes.

LEADING EDGE MATERIALS REPORTS FISCAL 2023 RESULTS

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Wednesday, January 24, 2024

In terms of our assets and the underlying materials needed for the green transition, natural graphite remains a particularly interesting commodity according to many analysts2.

Key Points: 
  • In terms of our assets and the underlying materials needed for the green transition, natural graphite remains a particularly interesting commodity according to many analysts2.
  • Last year, the Canadian company Neo Performance Materials have broken ground on building a rare earth permanent magnet factory in Estonia11.
  • Results confirm in-situ high grade Co-Ni-Au and Cu-Zn-Pb-Ag mineralization within +150 m and 350 m gallery segments in G7 and G4 respectively.
  • These results confirm our belief that this is a high prospective exploration project with potential for both scale and high-grade mineralization.

Laser Marking Equipment Market to increase by USD 1.23 billion between 2022-2027, the market is segmented by Product (Fiber laser machines, Co2 laser marking equipment, and Others), Application (Machine tools, Electronics and microelectronics, Automotive,

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Wednesday, January 17, 2024

This growth trajectory is anticipated to positively impact the global laser marking equipment market alongside escalating coding demands in the packaging industry.

Key Points: 
  • This growth trajectory is anticipated to positively impact the global laser marking equipment market alongside escalating coding demands in the packaging industry.
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    The global Laser Marking Equipment Market is driven by the increasing demand for precise and permanent marking solutions across various industries.
  • Fiber Laser Marking, CO2 Laser Marking, UV Laser Marking, YAG Laser Marking, and Diode Laser Marking are gaining prominence due to their versatility and efficiency.
  • The adoption of Industrial Laser Marking, Portable Laser Marking, and Benchtop Laser Marking machines is on the rise, supported by advanced Laser Marking Systems, Technology, Software, and Materials.

Critical Raw Materials in a Clean Energy Transition - Disassembly with Support from Cognitive Robotics and Machine Learning (ML) Provides Growth Opportunities

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Thursday, December 21, 2023

DUBLIN, Dec. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Growth Opportunities for Critical Raw Materials in a Clean Energy Transition" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

Key Points: 
  • DUBLIN, Dec. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Growth Opportunities for Critical Raw Materials in a Clean Energy Transition" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • Critical raw materials (CRMs) are raw materials that are economically and strategically important for a country or region but have high risks associated with their supply.
  • Criticality depends on various factors, and what counts as critical from a particular standpoint might not be the same from another standpoint.
  • This study examines recycling, substituting, and innovating in the mining and refining of particular CRMs that are key for the clean energy transition.

Appia Reports Extraordinary Assay Drill Results From Its PCH Ionic Clay Project, Brazil

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Tuesday, October 31, 2023

Reverse Circulation Drill Hole Returns 24 Metres Of Mineralization Averaging 27,188 ppm or 2.72% Total Rare Earth Oxides From Surface

Key Points: 
  • Notably, several elements surpassed the upper detection limit of the assay method being used, and updated results will be reported once received.
  • Previously announced drill results - Press Release October 16th, 2023
    "These drill results are the highest TREO grades detected on the PCH property to date," commented Tom Drivas, CEO.
  • Notably, several elements surpassed the upper detection limit of the assay method being used, and updated results will be reported once received."
  • Appia will provide timely updates to shareholders and the general public as assay results are received from the remaining 129 RC, 106 Auger, and 1 diamond drill holes.

Fastmarkets launches rare earths prices for the energy transition

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Thursday, November 2, 2023

Global reserves of the four rare earth elements needed for high-performance NdFeB magnets for EV motors -- neodymium, praseodymium, dysprosium and terbium -- are plentiful enough to support the energy transition for the foreseeable future. But complex and opaque supply chains, unexplained price volatility, regional concentration and geopolitical tensions are making it harder for business planners and procurement managers to make timely decisions in a rapidly evolving economic, regulatory and ESG environment.

Key Points: 
  • Global reserves of the four rare earth elements needed for high-performance NdFeB magnets for EV motors -- neodymium, praseodymium, dysprosium and terbium -- are plentiful enough to support the energy transition for the foreseeable future.
  • Building upon its track record of world-beating coverage and prices for battery raw materials markets, Fastmarkets has launched five weekly rare earth prices.
  • "Introducing these new rare earth prices is a landmark moment for Fastmarkets and a reflection of our unwavering commitment to bringing transparency and reliability to commodity markets," Fastmarkets CEO Raju Daswani said.
  • *Heavy rare earths are added to NdFeB magnets to maintain performance and efficiency at higher temperatures in motor applications.