Rare earth element mines, deposits, and occurrences

Location, geologic and mineral economic data for world rare earth mines, deposits, and occurrences compiled from published and non-published sources. Geographic coordinates are provided for 577 of the 799 deposits described here.

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USGS Open-File Report 02-189: Rare earth element mines, deposits, and occurrences
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2002/of02-189/

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