There is a centrifugal method of extracting Nd from iron mine tailings. It is proprietary at this time however.
Terry On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 2:43 PM, Pete Bogham <[email protected]> wrote: > >> China is considering a ban on export of many rare-earth metals, and >> curtailment of sales of others. This may mark the end of the era of cheap >> plentiful neodymium magnets. >> > > If they can make enough Orbos before the stuff runs out, it can > then be extracted from seawater in any quantity. > > Otherwise, a huge Orbo-gap will develop, with the Reds holding the > world up for ransom or something. > >
