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The U.S. is trying to reduce its dependence on China for the critical minerals and rare-earth elements needed to build everything from batteries for electric vehicles to military weapons systems. Part of the solution might come from a new extraction process developed in North Dakota.

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BISMARCK, N.D.  — Geologists in North Dakota are starting to learn more about the recent discovery of rare earth minerals in the southwestern part of the state. Crews are finding gallium and germanium beneath the 30-foot thick rocks. These minerals are critical in almost all advanced electronics like wind turbines and electric motors. What makes […]

North Dakota geologists are hoping to cash in on more rare earth minerals -- particularly a new cache recently discovered in the southwestern part of the state.

NORTH DAKOTA (KELO) — Geologists in North Dakota are starting to learn more about the recent discovery of rare earth minerals in the southwestern part of the state. Crews are finding gallium and germanium beneath the 30-foot thick rocks.These minerals are critical in almost all advanced electronics like wind turbines and electric motors. What makes […]

The state Geological Survey has been looking at lignite deposits for those minerals.

AMIDON, N.D. (KFGO/PRAIRIE PUBLIC) - The North Dakota Geological Survey has identified a second interval of ro...

AMIDON, N.D. (KFGO/PRAIRIE PUBLIC) - The North Dakota Geological Survey has identified a second interval of rocks that contain elevated concentration ...

The North Dakota Geological Survey has discovered a second area in the Badlands that it says contains high levels of critical minerals -- a finding that one official believes could