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$8.4 billion rare earth deposit discovered in Brazil | MINING.com

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Apr 9, 2012 - .

"Brazilian miner World Mineral Resources (WMR) has found a large reserve of neodymium, one of the 17 rare earth elements, in the western Bahia state (photo), which could bring US$8.4 billion to the country.

Local newspaper Nova Fronteira reports that this is first discovery of neodymium in the South American country, only comparable to the Chinese’s Baotu, the world's largest deposit of this element.

WMR owner and CEO João Carlos Cavalcanti, one of the 20 richest men in Brazil, was quoted by IG News service as saying that his company has found concentration levels similar to those in China, grading 12.75%, whereas the Chinese has grades of 12-14%...
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