Rare Earths in Selected Defense Applications​

Critical Defense Applications REEs and gallium are indispensable to U.S. military technology: Missiles – Tomahawk missiles, Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAMs), precision-guided weapons Radar Systems – Used in F-35 stealth fighters and advanced aircraft Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) – Predator drones and next-gen surveillance technology Naval Warfare – Virginia-class submarines, Arleigh Burke destroyers, and sonar […]

Rare Earths in Medical Applications​

REE in Medical Diagnostics and Treatment Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Contrast media in MRI Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Radioisotopes X-ray intensifying film Lasers Magnet Tools Pharmaceuticals

Abstract to be submitted to SEG (Society of Economic Geologists) as a poster presentation for annual conference in Denver

With funding from U.S. Critical Materials and the U.S. Army Research Lab, Montana Tech has begun a comprehensive investigation of the Nb-REE carbonatite dikes of southern Ravalli County, Montana. The district contains a large number (> 40) of thin (< 4 m), discontinuous carbonate bodies hosted by deformed and metamorphosed meta-igneous rocks (amphibolite, meta-gabbro, felsic […]