According to Miningweekly, Idaho Strategic Resources (ISR), listed on the New York Stock Exchange, has discovered heavy rare earth ore containing yttrium at its Diamond Creek project in Idaho, US.
The company's latest sampling in four different exploration areas along a 3.2-kilometer linear belt showed rare earth mineralization. From north to south, the four areas are Contact, "LuckyGem," Simer, and Frank Burch. The average total rare earth oxide (TREO) grade of these four areas is 1.8%, with enrichment in heavy rare earths, and the heavy rare earth oxide (HREO) grade generally exceeds 0.2%, including a yttrium oxide grade of 0.13%.
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