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Ionic adsorption clay deposits

Weathered clay deposits in which rare earth elements are loosely bound to clay minerals and can be stripped off by leaching, a different extraction route from hard-rock rare earth ores.

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IMC Rare Earths averaged 81.1% terbium recovery from its best Itarantim clay composite

Bench testwork on the Brazilian company's Itarantim project peaked at 95.2% terbium recovery and averaged 81.1% on the same composite. The domain the material came from grades 8 parts per million terbium.

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