Document Type
Letter to the Editor
Publication Date
5-26-2018
Publication Title
Resources
Volume
7
Issue
2
First page number:
35
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.
Keywords
Rare earth elements; Criticality; Critical metals; Mineralogy; Mineral economics
Disciplines
Earth Sciences | Geology
File Format
application/pdf
File Size
179 Kb
Language
English
Repository Citation
Jowitt, S. M.
(2018).
Introduction to a Resources Special Issue on Criticality of the Rare Earth Elements: Current and Future Sources and Recycling.
Resources, 7(2),
35.
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/resources7020035