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Washington Backs Brazil's Serra Verde Mine In $1.55 Billion Rare-Earth Push
Washington Backs Brazil's Serra Verde Mine In $1.55 Billion Rare-Earth Push
The U.S. Department of War has announced a $750 million investment aimed at securing long-term supplies of critical rare-earth elements from Serra Verde’s Pela Ema mine in central Brazil, as Washington accelerates efforts to reduce its dependence on China for strategically important minerals, according to a DOW press release out this week.
The investment, announced Aug. 24 through the department’s Economic Defense Unit and Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment program, will support an offtake agreement for mixed rare-earth carbonates produced...
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