All Rare Earth Elements Education Resources
A brief history, discovery, and future of REE, including periodic table and a short video about REE mining by the Science History Institute
Introduction of REE in the periodic table and a brief introduction of where they come from (with interesting videos and graphs).
An article discusses the REE mining pollution in China, provides lots of site pictures.
A report talks about general mining and impacts to biodiversity and ecosystem. Free access, about 60 pages, produced by the international institute for environment and development.
An article produced by the national geographic. It talks about the threats of REE mining to biodiversity in the ocean.
An interesting article about the impacts of mining REE to fish. It discusses that REE mining threats submarine biodiversity
Low wages, water shortage and acidified landscapes: Mining critical raw materials endangers human rights and the environment. Yet the industry is expanding. An article discusses the toxic and radioactive damage during REE mining, and provides very interesting pictures.
A Time magazine article, including a 4 mins video, talks about REE mining under the ocean and the potential impacts to submarine biodiversity, environmental challenges, and other concerns.
A follow up of the REE mining impacts in Madagascar
Singapore-based ISR Capital is under investigation for financial misconduct related to its acquisition of a rare earth mining project in northwestern Madagascar. The project faces stiff local opposition due to its potential impact on the area鈥檚 people and wildlife.
An article published at the Yale University, School of Environment. The article discusses REE mining and its negative environmental impacts (include ecosystem) with multiple examples.
An article about REE mines and impacts on water supplies and biodiversity in Colorado, USA.
A video about REE recycling technology development by car industry firm- Nissan.
A general review of REE recycling process- raise the question about existing REE recycling.
An article from the Guardian talks about recycling REE in green technology. It is very helpful in understanding resource management and sustainable production.
An article talks about the impact of AI to REE sustainability.
A video introduces REEs from material science and engineering perspective. Although it is an introduction for undergraduate students, it can be useful when learning designing and manufacturing low-carbon technology.
An article talks about the potential for extracting REEs from coal waste.
An article discusses new technology to recycle REE and very useful for sustainable production
An article by the Guardian. It discussed the environmental consequences of unsustainable mining in China. It includes very interesting site maps and pictures (Check the references).