The researchers racing to liberate REEs from Italian granite tailings

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Silvia Gioiello and Dr. Licia Santoro are developing ways to extract rare earths from quarry waste

A gray granite quarry in Piedmont, northern Italy

A gray granite quarry in Piedmont, northern Italy | Credits: angelaflu / Shutterstock

For decades, Europe has preferred that other countries and continents provide the metals and minerals needed for its domestic industry. But this strategy has faltered in recent years. When the EU’s Critical…

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