The Costs of Mining Rare Earths

The Wimmera region in rural Victoria is becoming a focal point in the global race for rare earths. Australia has at least four percent of the world's known reserves of rare earths. As the federal government tries to move the industry forward, concerns about the costs of mining them are growing.

Approval for a rare earth project could force the Trotter family to leave the land their family has been farming for 100 years. Source: SBS

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