The average age of the North American mining workforce is ~60 y/o and facing retirement. At the same time, fewer students are entering the industry, and demand for rare earths is increasing. This is creating a scenario for a major talent gap, as well as a risk of losing key industry knowledge before it can be passed along.
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Rare Earth Element Processing Cannot Be Standardized
Extraction Knowledge, Not Mineral Existence Is The Rare Earth Bottleneck