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Rare Earths: driven by magnetic applications and diversity in supply

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imageMagnetic rare earths are used in the production of magnets found in mobile phones.Barn Images/Flickr

Australia is pivoting its economy away from resources like coal and iron ore, but are there other commodities we can bank on to take up some of the slack? In this “future commodities” series we explore the economic future for...

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