Mintek opens REE plant

Mintek officially opened its rare earth elements (REE) pilot plant on June 12. It is designed to aid in the process development for the REE refining and separation from various Southern African and international organisations

Mintek is South Africa's national mineral research organisation

18 June 2015
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Rare earth elements (REE) are important to emerging green technologies such as wind power turbines and energy-efficient compact fluorescent lighting.

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