Rare Earth Elements and Mining Externalities

"For every tonne of rare-earth oxide produced, roughly 2,000 tonnes of acidic wastewater are left behind." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-15/australia-refining-rare-earths-environmental-challenges/105969994

The new Australian-American $US8.5bn critical minerals deal. >>

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/oct/21/australia-news-live-michaelia-cash-china-jet-raaf-prime-minister-anthony-albanese-donald-trump-white-house-critical-minerals-deal-ntwnfb

Push to reopen old mines in The Dorrigo Plateau ,NSW in global race for critical minerals >>

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jun/05/push-to-reopen-old-mines-in-nsw-in-global-race-for-critical-minerals

Not So “Green” Technology: The Complicated Legacy of Rare Earth Mining

"But as much as technology is hailed as the panacea of the future, most of these innovations have a dirty underside: production of these new technologies requires companies to dig up what are referred to as rare earth elements (REEs). " >>
https://hir.harvard.edu/not-so-green-technology-the-complicated-legacy-of-rare-earth-mining/
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