“China made a strategic decision decades ago to develop its rare earth processing capability, despite the environmental consequences of the available technology,” said Melissa Sanderson, president of American Rare Earths, which is developing several US rare earths projects.American Rare Earths is working with US government scientists at the Lawrence Livermore Laboratory to develop bacteria that could process rare earths. Privately held Locus Mining and Aether Bio are also studying ways to use biosurfactants and nanotechnology, respectively. QUOTE We occupy a unique position in the US market with the chance of being a part of a new processing technology of rare earth that could be a game changer in the industry IMO.
