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USGS Releases Resource Estimate for Afghanistan Rare Earth Prospect

By Guest PostSeptember 15, 2011Economy, Environmentafghan economy, afghanistan, afghans, australia, barium, bayan obo, bob tucker, canada, cerium, China, electric vehicles, emerging alternative energy technologies, helmand province, khanneshin carbonatite, lanthanum, light rare earth elements, lree, marc grossman, marcia mcnutt, mineral wealth, mountain pass, neodymium, Pakistan, phosphorus, photo voltaic cells, rare earth element, regina dubey, steve peters, strategic minerals, strontium, U.S. Geological Survey, united states, unpublished work of soviet scientists, uranium, usgs, wind power

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) estimates at least 1 million metric tonnes of rare earth element resources within the Khanneshin carbonatite in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. This estimate comes from a 2009-2011 USGS study funded by the Department of Defense’s Task Force for Business and Stability Operations (TFBSO).

The Khanneshin carbonatite contains a major potential source of light rare earth elements (LREE), such as lanthanum, cerium, and neodymium. The LREE prospects in the Khanneshin carbonatite are comparable in grade to world-class deposits like Mountain Pass, CA, and Bayan Obo in China, both of which primarily contain LREE. (more…)

Afghanistan’s Natural Wealth Evaluated at $1 Trillion

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USGS Releases Resource Estimate for Afghanistan Rare Earth Prospect

Afghanistan’s Natural Wealth Evaluated at $1 Trillion