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The major rare-earth-element deposits of Australia: geological setting, exploration, and resources

Created 17/10/2025

Updated 17/10/2025

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Rare-earth elements (REE: lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, promethium, samarium, europium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, holmium, erbium, thulium, ytterbium, lutetium, scandium, and yttrium) have unique chemical, magnetic, and luminescent properties that make them critical to several high-technology industries. Their applications in many emerging technologies associated with the transport, information, environment, energy, defence, nuclear, and aerospace industries have gained rapid momentum in recent years. This, together with a narrow global supply base, has led to price increases for the REE, and so they are becoming an increasingly attractive commodity for the mineral industry. This report describes the distribution, geological characteristics, and resources of Australia's major REE deposits as a stimulus for further research into their geological characteristics. The information and main messages presented are intended to inform the public, students, and professionals.

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Title The major rare-earth-element deposits of Australia: geological setting, exploration, and resources
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/6117a454-2afe-49c0-8b95-c5519a1896d9
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Geoscience Australia Data
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Reference Period 20/04/2018
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Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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This dataset was originally found on Geoscience Australia "The major rare-earth-element deposits of Australia: geological setting, exploration, and resources". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://ecat.ga.gov.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/the-major-rare-earth-element-deposits-of-australia-geological-setting-exploration-and-resources