Not exact matches
The key rare earth mineral to be
produced at Browns Range is «
dysprosium», a principal ingredient in the manufacturing of large industrial magnets that are mostly used in the clean tech sector.
As it stands, 97 percent of the 124,000 metric tons of neodymium,
dysprosium — the name means «hard to get» — and other important rare earth elements
produced each year come from one place: China.
China
produces 95 % of the worlds supply of the rare earth metal,
dysprosium, a key metal in magnets used in the drive motors for hybrid electric vehicles - up to 100 grams of
dysprosium per hybrid car
produced, according to a Wikipedia reference.