The principal rare earth elements deposits of the United States: A summary of domestic deposits and a global perspective

Non-Renewable Resource Issues: Geoscientific and Societal Challenges

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 131-155

  Long, Keith R ^a   Van Gosen, Bradley S ^b   Foley, Nora K ^a   Cordier, Daniel ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic factors; Lead times; Rare earth elements; Reserves; Resources; United States

Indexed keywords

EID: 85027350397     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-8679-2_7     Document Type: Chapter

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