Assessing advanced rare earth element-bearing deposits for industrial demand in the EU

Autor(en)

Erika Faigen

Abstrakt

This article examines proposed REE-product volume supply from six advanced rare earth-bearing mineral exploration projects, two of which in Greenland, for REE demand by industrial users in the EU. A methodology is developed which draws on supply chains and published feasibility studies, emphasizing timely data certainty as significant factor of exploration project feasibility. For 2014, our findings for the Greenlandic project exploration proposals reveal that Kvanefjeld would significantly exceed EU demand except for Eu, on which it would undersupply. In contrast, Kringlerne would undersupply on La, Ce and Pr, oversupply on Nd and Y, and on all heavy REE with the exception of Eu. Various disparities between the proposed REE supply from Australian, Canadian and South African projects and EU demand in 2014 are also noted.

Organisation(en)

Institut für Geographie und Regionalforschung

Journal

Resources Policy

Band

49

Seiten

186-203

Anzahl der Seiten

18

ISSN

0301-4207

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resourpol.2016.05.004

Publikationsdatum

09-2016

Peer-reviewed

Ja

ÖFOS 2012

507026 Wirtschaftsgeographie

Schlagwörter

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

Economics and Econometrics, Law, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Sociology and Political Science

Link zum Portal

https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/de/publications/cf99ef8d-d4b0-4670-a1f3-1f226495b509