BOOM time for forgotten South African rare-earth mine

BOOM time for forgotten South African rare-earth mine

You’ve probably never heard of the South African rare-earth mine in Steenkampskraal. And why would you? The term ‘rare earth’ doesn’t actually mean the deposits are particularly rare. But rather, that mining them is more expensive and labour intensive. And less quantities are therefore extracted. Nevertheless, due to a conflagration of circumstances, the South African rare-earth mine situated 350 km from Cape Town, is about to experience a boom.…