Compared withmany other deposits around the world,Nolans Bore has a higher proportion of rare earths that feed key growth markets in magnets and phosphors(i.e.neodymium, praseodymium, dysprosium and europium).
Rare Earths Content (% of total REO) |
| |
Nolans Bore
% |
Mountain Pass
% |
Baiyunebo
% |
Mt Weld
% |
| Lanthanum |
19.74 |
33.20 |
27.10 |
25.60 |
| Cerium |
47.53 |
49.10 |
49.86 |
45.74 |
| Praseodymium |
5.82 |
4.34 |
5.15 |
5.42 |
| Neodymium |
21.20 |
12.00 |
15.40 |
18.62 |
| Samarium |
2.37 |
0.80 |
1.15 |
2.44 |
| Europium |
0.40 |
0.12 |
0.19 |
0.55 |
| Gadolinium |
1.00 |
0.17 |
0.40 |
0.97 |
| Terbium |
0.08 |
- |
- |
0.09 |
| Dysprosium |
0.33 |
- |
0.30 |
0.16 |
| Yttrium |
1.32 |
0.10 |
0.20 |
0.37 |
| Other |
0.21 |
0.16 |
0.03 |
0.04 |
| Total |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
 |
|
Nolans Bore Content Compared (% of total REO) |
| |
Nolans
Bore
|
Mt Weld |
Baiyunebo
|
Mountain
Pass |
Dong Pao |
Ionic
Clays |
| Ce + La |
67% |
71% |
77% |
82% |
83% |
~2% |
| Nd + Pr + Dy |
27% |
24% |
21% |
16% |
15% |
~10% |
| Sm + Eu + Gd + Y |
5% |
4% |
2% |
1% |
1% |
~75% |
| Co-Product |
Phosphoric Acid |
- |
Iron |
- |
- |
- |
| By-Product |
Uranium
Gypsum
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
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