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Medallion to assess monazite REE process

Canadian mineral producer Medallion has selected Australian engineering consultancy firm Simulus Engineers to perform a techno-economic assessment (TEA) of a process it has developed to extract rare earth elements (REE) from the mineral sand monazite.

 Monazite is a reddish-brown phosphate mineral that contains rare earth elements

Monazite is a reddish-brown phosphate mineral that contains rare earth elements

Simulus will analyse results produced by trials of the Medallion Monazite Process over the past five years for the TEA. Monazite is a widely available and REE-rich by-product from mineral sand mining operations...

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