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6月2日（路透社）——美国能源部周二表示，已选定路易斯安那州和俄克拉荷马州的项目获得1.34亿美元资助，用于从废弃物中提取稀土元素。
华盛顿一直在推动提高国内关键矿产产量，减少对主导全球稀土供应链的中国的依赖。
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- 这笔资金中约有6700万美元将用于科罗拉多矿业学院和ElementUSA牵头的项目，该项目将在路易斯安那州建设一座工厂，从铝土矿废弃物中提取并精炼稀土元素。
- 该工厂预计将以商业规模测试相关工艺，并每年从尾矿中生产150至1000公吨稀土元素。
- 美国能源部还选定了菲尼克斯尾矿公司的项目，该项目将与麻省理工学院合作，在俄克拉荷马州建设一座示范工厂，将工业废弃物转化为高纯度稀土金属，并开辟一条新的国内供应渠道。
- 今年5月，该机构已选定稀土磁体制造商美国稀土公司（USAR.O），为其一个试点稀土加工项目提供最高1930万美元的资助，该项目旨在加强国内供应链。
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US picks Louisiana, Oklahoma rare earth projects for $134 million funding
2026-06-02 5:12 PM UTC / Reuters
By Reuters
June 2, 2026 5:12 PM UTC Updated 2 hours ago
Blocks with symbols and atomic numbers of Rare Earth Elements (REE), in this illustration taken January 21, 2026. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
June 2 (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Energy said on Tuesday it has selected projects in Louisiana and Oklahoma for $134 million in funding to extract rare earth elements from waste streams.
Washington has been pushing to boost domestic critical minerals output and cut dependence on China, which dominates the global rare earths supply chain.
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- The funding includes about $67 million for a project led by the Colorado School of Mines and ElementUSA to build a facility in Louisiana that will extract and refine rare earths from bauxite waste.
- The plant is expected to test the process at commercial scale and produce 150 to 1,000 metric tons of rare earths annually from tailings.
- The DOE also selected a project by Phoenix Tailings to build a demonstration plant in Oklahoma, in partnership with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, to convert industrial waste into high-purity rare earth metals and establish a new domestic supply route.
- In May, the agency had selected rare earth magnet maker USA Rare Earth (USAR.O) to receive up to $19.3 million for a pilot rare earth processing project aimed at boosting domestic supply chains.
Reporting by Varun Sahay in Bengaluru; Editing by Sahal Muhammed
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