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Rare Earths Are Essential to 21st-Century Technologies. The group of so-called lanthanides (cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, promethium, samarium, europium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, holmium, erbium, thulium, ytterbium, lutetium, and the eponymous lanthanum) as well as the two elements scandium and yttrium are referred to as “rare earths.”

REEs are critical to modern technology and are essential in the manufacture of a wide range of high-tech applications. They are key components in the production of permanent magnets used in wind turbines and electric vehicle motors, phosphors in color displays, batteries, and advanced ceramics. Their unique magnetic, luminescent, and electrochemical properties make them irreplaceable in many applications, including smartphones, computers, and defense technologies. The demand for REEs has surged with the expansion of these high-tech markets, highlighting their role in global economic development and technological advancement.

The outlook for rare earths is supported by strong supply and demand fundamentals as the world heads into a new economic era with a focus on clean energy and technological advancements. But with supply chain worries rising, it’s worth looking at which countries have the highest rare earths reserves. Many of the world’s major rare earths producers have large reserves, but some countries with high reserves have low output.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio opened his remarks making it clear he had come for business. His first mention was about the talks regarding the rare earth elements found in southwestern Dominican Republic. The karst bauxite deposits in Pedernales are reported to have a wealth of minerals today highly valued for their optical and electrical conductivity properties. Since 2023, the US Army Engineering Corps have been studying the potential for their assessment and exploitation. The Las Mercedes site in southwestern Pedernales is the most promising.

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