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RARE EARTH ELEMENTS
H
Li
Na
K
Rb
Cs
Fr
Be
Mg
Ca
Sr
Ba
Ra
Sc
Y
La
Ac
Ti
Zr
Hf
Rf
v
Nb
Ta
Db
Cr
Mo
W
Sg
Mn
Tc
Re
Bh
Fe
Ru
Os
Hs
Co
Rh
Ir
Mt
Ni
Pd
Pt
Ds
Cu
Ag
Au
Rq
Zn
Cd
Hg
Uub
B
Al
Ga
In
Ti
Uut
C
Si
Ge
Sn
Pb
Uuq
N
P
As
Sb
Bi
Uup
O
S
Se
Te
Po
Uuh
F
Cl
Br
I
At
Uus
He
Ne
Ar
Kr
Xe
Rn
Uuo
Ce
Pr
Nd
Pm
Sm
Eu
Gd
Tb
Dy
Ho
Er
Tm
Yb
Lu
Th
Pa
U
Np
Pu
Am
Cm
Bk
Cf
Es
Fm
Md
No
Lr
Heavy Rare Earth Elements
Light Rare Earth Elements
Uranium
Others
"…new export restrictions (from China) have sparked a rush to find and bring to production
new sources of REO outside of China. The Elliot Lake uranium deposits, such as Pele's Eco
Ridge Mine project, are ideally positioned to supply significant REO to the western world.
… They are in a politically stable and mining-friendly area of Ontario and much of the
infrastructure is in place to very quickly produce again."
– Dr. William Bird
"Elliot Lake is the only mining camp in Canada to have achieved successful commercial production of REE and was once the most important source of heavy REE in North America.
Rafinates from uraninite deposits generally, and especially those found at Elliot Lake such as at
Pele's Eco Ridge Mine deposit, potentially represent a major source of REE in North America
and include the highly-valued heavy lanthanides."
– Dr. Tony Mariano
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