CLASSIFICATION OF RAW MATERIALS OF RARE EARTH ELEMENTS (REE)

 CLASSIFICATION OF RAW MATERIALS OF RARE EARTH ELEMENTS (REE)

Author of the classification is Ph.D. Natalia Petrovskaya, 2023

RAW MATERIALS OF RARE EARTH ELEMENTS (REE)

1. Rare earth element deposits

1.1. Primary deposits (More than 450 deposits)

1.2. Placer deposits (or Alluvial):

1.2.1. Marine deposits (or Ocean deposits) (More than 170 deposits)

 1.2.2. Fluvial deposits (More than 58 deposits)

1.3. Ion-adsorption clays (IAC) deposits (or Ionic clay deposits)

2. Waste

2.1. Industrial waste (Pit water, Phosphogypsum, Coal ash)

2.2. Secondary raw materials

Ph.D. Natalia Petrovskaya