By Jill McLaughlin Mining company Energy Fuels announced March 26 it had successfully produced its first kilogram of terbium oxide at its Utah project, becoming the first U.S. company to produce the compound domestically in decades. The company reported achieving a purity of 99.9 percent of the terbium oxide—a sought-after rare earth compound needed for […]
Tag: Critical Earth Minerals
Critical earth minerals are those essential to a nation’s economic and national security, with supply chains vulnerable to disruption, and serve an essential function in manufacturing, with the absence of which would have significant consequences.
