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Canadian industry want to secure 20% of global supply by 2018. At the moment China produces some 90% of the world’s rare earths – used in a variety of industries including green technology, defence systems and consumer electronics – and also consumes the bulk of global production.

In January a new industry group called Canadian Rare Earth Elements Network, was established in cooperation with Natural Resources Canada to develop and research the sector. Canada’s parliament launched a study of the country’s REE industry in November which was released last week.

 

Read more at:  http://www.mining.com/canada-identifies-top-rare-earth-projects-48319/