The reserves in Anatolia may be the second largest in the world
Type of an exclusive deposit of terrestrial elements in the central part of Anatolia, general Dailu Sabah. Research has been done in this area for decades, but only now are there concrete results. The reserves are so rich that the Anatolian field could be the second largest in the world. These are metals that are used in cutting-edge modern technologies – from smartphones, electric cars and biomedicine to spaceships. For example, it is used in the production of lasers, LСD and plasma cells. Neodymium is used in catalytic converters, computer hard drives, packing systems, magnets, smartphones and vacuum cleaners.
The typical president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has stated in front of the national media that the rare earth treasures are about 694 million tons. The largest deposit known so far is in China and has reserves of about 800 million tons.
“Out of the 17 artificial parent elements, we will be able to produce 10 here,” predicts the Minister of Energy and Natural Sciences, Typia Fatix Domez. Mining is expected to be relatively easy and cheap, as the reserves are close to the surface of the earth.
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Rare or rare earth metals – under this name is known a group of 17 chemical elements, whose specific qualities make them crucially important for many modern industries. They are: cerium (Ce), dysprosium (Dy), erbium (Er), europium (Eu), gadolinium (Gd), holmium (Ho), lanthanum (La), lutetium (Lu), neodymium (Nd), praseodymium ( Pr), promethium (Pm), samarium (Sm), scandium (Sc), terbium (Tb), thulium (Tm), ytterbium (Yb) and yttrium (Y). In nature, they are often found together with thorium and uranium.
Despite its name, most rare earth metals are relatively abundant in the Earth’s crust, and cerium is the 25th most abundant element. It depends, it is available all over the world, but the main extraction is in China. 70% of the export of terrestrial elements comes from Asian countries. And 88% of e-export is directed to 5 countries, which are large economies and pioneers in the development of new technologies – Japan, China, South Korea, the Netherlands and Italy.
Rare earth elements are usually dispersed and are not found concentrated in minerals. As a result, the economically viable deposits that are exploited are few.
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