Supplier of Rare Earth Metals Buys Mining Rights in Greenland - The New York Times

Neo Performance Materials of Canada announced a deal to begin mining in Greenland for the metals, which are a key component for electric cars.

Rare earths, a group of 17 elements near the bottom of the periodic table, are not radioactive, but radioactive contaminants like uranium and thorium occur naturally in rare earth deposits. Controver… [+1519 chars]

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