Energy Transition

Partnership aims to 'fine tune' process to extract 'abundant' rare earths from oil sands waste

University of Alberta teams up with Toronto-listed CVW CleanTech to recover monazite from tailings ponds.

An oil sands tailings pond at a Syncrude-operated site in Alberta, Canada in 2009.
An oil sands tailings pond at a Syncrude-operated site in Alberta, Canada in 2009.Photo: AFP/SCANPIX
Africa CorrespondentLondon
Published 9 July 2024, 16:08Updated 9 July 2024, 16:08
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