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Utah Copper Mining Company to Produce Rare Mineral
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah copper mining firm will start manufacturing a uncommon mineral utilized in photo voltaic panels that was discarded together with the opposite mine tailings.
Rio Tinto officers and Utah Gov. Spencer Cox unveiled the plan Wednesday on the Kennecott refinery west of Salt Lake Metropolis the place the tellurium shall be produced, FOX-13 information reported.
The corporate says it’s considered one of two within the U.S. to supply the tellurium, which is listed as a “essential mineral” by the U.S. authorities. A lot of the tellurium produced comes from China and different international locations. Rio Tinto is working with the U.S. Division of Vitality on concepts to supply extra tellurium.
The corporate stated it hopes to supply 20 tons of the tellurium annually.
“If we are able to produce it right here, we’re all going to be higher off,” stated Cox, a Republican. “We desperately want extra of it.”
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