Industrial Minerals


US Department of Energy - five rare earths in “critical” supply

23 December 2011

by Siobhan Lismore

Dysprosium, neodymium, terbium, europium and yttrium named as most challenging

Keywords: US, Department of Energy, DOE, rare earths, dysprosium, neodymium, terbium, europium, yttrium, cerium, indium, lanthanum, tellurium

The US Department of Energy (DOE) said late Thursday that “supply challenges” remain for five of the rare earth oxides, with disruptions to supply likely in the short term.

The government body outlined in its 2011 Critical Materials Strategy report that supply...