Rare earth elements supply: challenges and perspectives

The Laboratory of Excellence RESSOURCES21 (LabExR21) and the Lorraine Earth and Environment observatory OTELO will host the first International workshop on the challenges and perspectives for supplying rare earth elements in Nancy (France), from 8 to 10 October 2019. This workshop is a call for cross-disciplinary contributions.

Rare earths are essential components of modern technologies. The workshop is intended to discuss the challenges and technologies to be implemented for the sustainable management of rare earth resources. Firstly, it will focus on the knowledge of deposits and ores but also on secondary resources that can contribute to ensure the supply of rare earth industries too. Rare earth extraction and separation processes will be tackled in the perspective of sustainable mining development. Finally, it will focus on the recycling of mining sites after exploitation, with a focus on ecological restoration and recovery using nature-based solutions.