If you were surprised with what was discovered in this diamond mine, you will not imagine what is coming now. Nature is full of treasures, but it appears that one of the largest is under the land of Spain and its discovery could change the future of the country.
A treasure chest in the Spanish country
China is currently the country with more resources of this type, followed by Vietnam and Brazil, while Spain seems to be on the list, whether it has been thought so far. According to data from the Ministry of Ecological transition and demographic challenge, Spain has more than 2700 active mines spread over the territory!
Over the years, rare earths have been subjected to global importance, especially for the commercial war between China and the United States, because the latter wants to reduce dependence on Chinese exports and can seek resources in other places, but what are the rare earths?
In fact, they are a group of chemical elements that are not in the purest state, so to obtain them, you have to resort to complex and expensive processes, but despite how difficult these materials have been obtained are the key to creating modern technologies.
Enormous wealth spread through Spain
Andalusia It is the region that produces 80 % of metal extraction in Spain. The province of Granada has the largest location in Celestina in Europe! A very coveted mineral in Europe for its use in microchips and other electronic devices.
On the other hand, we have the region of Castilla Y León That has a very desired treasure: white gold. The region also plays an important role in the energy market, with wind farms and a uranium mine in Retetillo, which could improve the energy autonomy of Spain.
Then we have one Castilla-La ManchaThe company that has found a rare land site in Montiel Field, Where Monacita, a mineral rich in Cerio, Neodimio and Lantano are. These minerals are vital for the production of powerful magnets and other technological products
Extremadura is also important in the exploitation of rare earths. The company Extremadura New energies It projects that the San José could produce the Valdeflórez site nearly 20,000 tons of lithium hydroxide per year, enough to produce a million electric cars!
What will Spain do with so much wealth?
These are just a few examples of the amount of wealth in Spain, which shows us that contrary to what was thought, if it is a country that is very rich in rare earths, but what are you going to do with it? We know that these resources are great, but all wealth must be properly edited to grow.
In other words, it is useless to have a hidden treasure if it will never be used, although Spain has already thought about it and has a strategy to become one of the rare earth leaders and to reduce dependence on abroad.
The country not only wants to benefit from these resources, but takes the lead in Europe, because The first rare Earth recycling plant has just opened. In the will be used ovens Isasmelt F600 To apply advanced technologies that make the merger of metals in melted bathroom possible.
The process is quite complex, but is the most effective to reuse rare earths. The technology consists of immersion of recyclable elements in metals such as iron or copper at high temperatures. The mixture is then cooled and separated until the rare earth is restored, which is then purified to be reused.
A promising future for Spain
As we could see, Spain is full of wealth and has already thought about how to work with the incredible creation of the recycling factory, which positions itself as a great leader in rare nature production, so that it can also achieve the goal of reducing dependence on other countries.
Moreover, rare nature production can have a very positive effect on the economy, which creates more jobs in the regions where these resources are located, while the damage to our planet is reduced because the rare nature production is more sustainable than importing it.
And this is how wealth in rare earths and recycling innovation open a hopeful future for energy and sustainability, where Spain has the opportunity to become a great leader. And if that was not enough, the country is already working on more energy innovations such as this magical formula for the transition.