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Rare Earth Elements Podcast

The Rare Earth Elements Podcast is a production of the Bureau of Economic Geology, and The Jackson School of Geosciences at The University of Texas at Austin, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy. In this podcast, we discuss rare earth element feed stocks with experts from academia, industry, and government.

Discussions include a variety of potential feedstocks, particularly waste materials and innovations in processing technologies to improve rare earth element supply chains in the US.

Visit https://www.beg.utexas.edu/rare-earth-elements-podcast/ to learn more about the research behind each topic.

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Nov 5, 2025 · 41 min
Critical Minerals and Rare Earth Elements in Texas
Brent Elliott and Julia Gale discuss potential critical minerals in Texas, including those in coal, coal ash, bauxite residue, and heavy mineral sands.
Oct 22, 2025 · 42 min
Potential Rare Earth Element Resources from Wyoming Coal and Coal Ash
Davin Bagdonas discusses the potential for extracting REEs from Powder River and Wind River coals and coal ash in Wyoming.
Oct 8, 2025 · 46 min
Rare Earth Element Resources from Coal in North Dakota
Nolan Theaker describes the advances in characterization and extraction of REEs from lignite in the Williston Basin in North Dakota.
Sep 24, 2025 · 37 min
ElementUSA Converting Bauxite Residue to Rare Earth Elements
Chris Young discusses the goal of ElementUSA to convert waste feedstocks to critical minerals and REEs.

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Rare Earth Elements Podcast

Episodes 4

Critical Minerals and Rare Earth Elements in Texas

Potential Rare Earth Element Resources from Wyoming Coal and Coal Ash

Rare Earth Element Resources from Coal in North Dakota

ElementUSA Converting Bauxite Residue to Rare Earth Elements