Mining and Metals

Here’s a safer, cleaner way to recover rare-earth metals from our old phones and laptops

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A new method could increase the supply of rare-earth metals, without the need for mining. Image: Unsplash/Malachi Brooks

Cristina Pozo-Gonzalo
Senior Research Fellow, Deakin University
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As the demand for green technologies increases, so does the need to mine rare-earth metals. Image: AAP Image/Supplied by Granville Harbour Wind Farm
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