Fracking little use for WA: Roger Cook allowed 87pc to be exported
The Premier’s threat to frack the Kimberley if Woodside’s Browse is blocked is nonsense as he exempted it from his export ban.
Rare earths are 17 heavy metal elements that are often commonly found but in trace quantities that are difficult to extract. They include scandium used in aluminium alloys and neodymium for high-performance magnets.
Extraction of the critical mineral found in the waste from making alumina from bauxite could curb China's 98 per cent share of global production.
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