Resources 2018, 7(2), 35; https://doi.org/10.3390/resources7020035
Introduction to a Resources Special Issue on Criticality of the Rare Earth Elements: Current and Future Sources and Recycling
Department of Geoscience, University of Nevada Las Vegas, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89154-4010, USA
Received: 14 May 2018 / Revised: 21 May 2018 / Accepted: 23 May 2018 / Published: 26 May 2018
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Criticality of the Rare Earth Elements: Current and Future Sources and Recycling)
Abstract
The rare earth elements (REE) are vital to modern technologies and society and are amongst the most important of the critical elements. This special issue of Resources examines a number of facets of these critical elements, current and future sources of the REE, the mineralogy of the REE, and the economics of the REE sector. These papers not only provide insights into a wide variety of aspects of the REE, but also highlight the number of different areas of research that need to be undertaken to ensure sustainable and secure supplies of these critical metals into the future. View Full-TextKeywords:
rare earth elements; criticality; critical metals; mineralogy; mineral economics
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