We Don't Mine Enough Rare Earth Metals to Replace Fossil Fuels

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No big surprise there, well not to me at least, but probably is to the moronic climate alarmists that infest this internet backwater.

A new scientific study supported by the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure warns that the renewable energy industry could be about to face a fundamental obstacle: shortages in the supply of rare metals.

To meet greenhouse gas emission reduction targets under the Paris Agreement, renewable energy production has to scale up fast. This means that global production of several rare earth minerals used in solar panels and wind turbines—especially neodymium, terbium, indium, dysprosium, and praseodymium—must grow twelvefold by 2050.

https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/...to-replace-fossil-fuels-with-renewable-energy
 
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Havana Moon said:
No big surprise there, well not to me at least, but probably is to the moronic climate alarmists that infest this internet backwater.

A new scientific study supported by the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure warns that the renewable energy industry could be about to face a fundamental obstacle: shortages in the supply of rare metals.

To meet greenhouse gas emission reduction targets under the Paris Agreement, renewable energy production has to scale up fast. This means that global production of several rare earth minerals used in solar panels and wind turbines—especially neodymium, terbium, indium, dysprosium, and praseodymium—must grow twelvefold by 2050.

https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/...to-replace-fossil-fuels-with-renewable-energy
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The prototype to recycle them is being built now.
 
It isn't a matter of finding DIFFERENT ways to fuck the planet- it's a matter of changing life-styles.
Anybody that doesn't recognize that is the problem .
 
kudzu said:
You mean recycling POPs? Yes..

It should reduce the need to import rare earths from places like Afghanistan and Baluchistan.
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The vast majority of rare earths come from China. I invested in an American company called Molycorp, a while back which thrived for a while until the Chinese dropped their prices to kill off the competition. This is a potentially huge problem and few trite sentences from you won't do anything but reveal your ignorance.
 
Havana Moon said:
The vast majority of rare earths come from China. I invested in an American company called Molycorp, a while back which thrived for a while until the Chinese dropped their prices to kill off the competition. This is a potentially huge problem and few trite sentences from you won't do anything but reveal your ignorance.
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I know, but Afghanistan and Baluchistan have lots of rare earth. Reclaiming persistent pollutants will save industry billions of dollars sort of like recycling refrigerant gases did ...only much bigger.
 
Havana Moon said:
No big surprise there, well not to me at least, but probably is to the moronic climate alarmists that infest this internet backwater.

A new scientific study supported by the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure warns that the renewable energy industry could be about to face a fundamental obstacle: shortages in the supply of rare metals.

To meet greenhouse gas emission reduction targets under the Paris Agreement, renewable energy production has to scale up fast. This means that global production of several rare earth minerals used in solar panels and wind turbines—especially neodymium, terbium, indium, dysprosium, and praseodymium—must grow twelvefold by 2050.

https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/...to-replace-fossil-fuels-with-renewable-energy
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I recommend you transition from internet fraudster to your newly minted shovel ready job, assstank!
 
Saudi Arabia Rare Earth Metals News Monitoring Service ...

Just when you think the US couldn't display more gall, they do something like this ... U.S. Companies are planning on taking a larger role in extracting Afghanistan’s enormous reserves of valuable rare earth minerals, Reuters reported after U.S. President Donald Trump met with his Afghan counterpart Ashraf Ghani on Thursday.

https://rareearthmetals.einnews.com/country/saudiarabia

Afghanistan to be the 'Saudi Arabia of Lithium?': US ...

Afghanistan has some of the world's largest un-extracted reserves of rare earth minerals valuable in electronic production, such as lithium, as well as gold and various gemstones. The U.S. Geological Survey estimates the total value at at least US$1 trillion.

https://www.telesurenglish.net/news...xtract-Rare-Earth-Minerals-20170922-0004.html
 
Havana Moon said:
No big surprise there, well not to me at least, but probably is to the moronic climate alarmists that infest this internet backwater.

A new scientific study supported by the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure warns that the renewable energy industry could be about to face a fundamental obstacle: shortages in the supply of rare metals.

To meet greenhouse gas emission reduction targets under the Paris Agreement, renewable energy production has to scale up fast. This means that global production of several rare earth minerals used in solar panels and wind turbines—especially neodymium, terbium, indium, dysprosium, and praseodymium—must grow twelvefold by 2050.

https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/...to-replace-fossil-fuels-with-renewable-energy
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That’s because they’re rare.
 
kudzu said:
Saudi Arabia Rare Earth Metals News Monitoring Service ...

Just when you think the US couldn't display more gall, they do something like this ... U.S. Companies are planning on taking a larger role in extracting Afghanistan’s enormous reserves of valuable rare earth minerals, Reuters reported after U.S. President Donald Trump met with his Afghan counterpart Ashraf Ghani on Thursday.

https://rareearthmetals.einnews.com/country/saudiarabia

Afghanistan to be the 'Saudi Arabia of Lithium?': US ...

Afghanistan has some of the world's largest un-extracted reserves of rare earth minerals valuable in electronic production, such as lithium, as well as gold and various gemstones. The U.S. Geological Survey estimates the total value at at least US$1 trillion.

https://www.telesurenglish.net/news...xtract-Rare-Earth-Minerals-20170922-0004.html
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Now you know why we are in Afghanistan
 
kudzu said:
I don't know, but Molycorp has had some problems .. Chapter 11 and such. I think they have some mining in the US.
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Yes, they reopened the Mountain Pass mine in California and upgraded the extraction plant with new equipment. The Chinese then flooded the market and killed off their business. Very bloody short sighted, the Chinese are attempting to do the same thing with cobalt and vanadium. You should read up about vanadium redox batteries.
 
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