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Sweden's LKAB finds Europe's biggest deposit of rare earth metals
- LKAB identifies over 1 mln tonnes of resources
- Company to apply for concession to develop site
- Mining of deposit still seen 10-15 years away
- Could in time reduce EU dependence on imports
Given the ongoing cold war between China and the US on the hi-tech / rare-mineral resource front, any guesses on how soon Sweden is going to be "liberated" by the powers that be?
- LKAB identifies over 1 mln tonnes of resources
- Company to apply for concession to develop site
- Mining of deposit still seen 10-15 years away
- Could in time reduce EU dependence on imports
Given the ongoing cold war between China and the US on the hi-tech / rare-mineral resource front, any guesses on how soon Sweden is going to be "liberated" by the powers that be?