{"id":8354,"date":"2024-09-16T19:58:12","date_gmt":"2024-09-16T19:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northamericanmining.com\/?p=8354"},"modified":"2024-10-21T17:18:43","modified_gmt":"2024-10-21T17:18:43","slug":"dod-invests-millions-in-terbium-production","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northamericanmining.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/16\/dod-invests-millions-in-terbium-production\/","title":{"rendered":"DoD invests millions in terbium production"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4888\" src=\"https:\/\/northamericanmining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/money_funding.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. Department of Defense has announced a $4.22 million award to Rare Earth Salts in Beatrice, Neb., for developing and expanding production of terbium oxide from recycled fluorescent light bulbs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Terbium is an essential element for rare earth magnets in many key defense systems. It makes up less than 1% of the total rare earth content in most deposits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;This award adds a domestic source for one of the most difficult-to-obtain rare earth elements,&#8221; said Dr. Laura Taylor-Kale, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy. &#8220;Rare Earth Salts&#8217; capability will help the United States establish a mine-to-magnet supply chain without reliance on foreign sources of material.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rare Earth Salts is uniquely positioned as one of the only terbium oxide producers outside of China and uses environmentally conscious recycling processes. As co-products, the company will also recover the rare earths lanthanum, cerium, europium, and yttrium, each with their own applications in commercial industry and defense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This effort is funded through the Defense Production Act Investment (DPAI) office and aligns with the National Defense Industrial Strategy&#8217;s priority of increasing supply chain resilience by expanding domestic production and sustainment of critical production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Source: <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.defense.gov\/\"><em>Department of Defense<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. Department of Defense has announced a $4.22 million award to Rare Earth Salts in Beatrice, Neb., for developing and expanding production of terbium oxide from recycled fluorescent light bulbs.&nbsp; Terbium is an essential element for rare earth magnets in many key defense systems. 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