Norway Becomes Player in Rare Earth Minerals – IOTW Report

Norway Becomes Player in Rare Earth Minerals

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Rare Earths Norway (REN) has announced a mineral resource estimate that it said shows its Fen carbonatite complex in the country’s southeast hosts continental Europe’s largest deposit of rare earth elements.

After three years of targeted exploration, REN calculated this week a JORC-compliant inferred resource of 559 million tonnes at 1.57% total rare earth oxides (TREO). This means that the Fen carbonatite complex contains 8.8 million tonnes TREO with a reasonable prospect for eventual economic extraction, the company said. More

7 Comments on Norway Becomes Player in Rare Earth Minerals

  1. Norway, huh? Well, that’s good, I suppose. I have to admit, though, that I’m a bit leery of people who sit down to breakfast and eat salmon cured with salt, sugar, and dill, and then smeared with mustard.

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