The Dominican government recently created Emidom, a public entity entrusted with the exploitation of Rare Earth Elements (REE) found in the province of Pedernales. Pedernales is also a province now prepped for touristic development.
According to Science Direct: “Karst bauxites from the Pedernales Peninsula in the Dominican Republic stand among the world’s richest in REE.“ The bauxite ore from two deposits from the bauxite district, Aceitillar and El Turco, are noted for their outstanding REE contents and contrasting mineralogy.
REEs’ peculiar physical and chemical properties make them crucial for many critical technologies, including high-performance permanent magnets, high-efficiency batteries for electric and hybrid-electric cars, x-ray and other medical imaging, fluoresce light production, aircraft engines manufacturing, glass and ceramic industry.
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