> Europe's largest deposit of rare earth metals There was one discovered in Kiruna, Sweden last year [1] and announced to much fanfare during an EU summit. I w

> Europe's largest deposit of rare earth metals There was one discovered in Kiruna, Sweden last year [1] and announced to much fanfare during an EU summit. I wonder if there is any particular reason behind this trend. In both cases the path to commercial extraction is long and uncertain. [1] https://lkab.com/en/press/europes-largest-deposit-of-rare-earth-metals-is-located-in-the-kiruna-area/ https://lkab.com/en/press/europes-largest-deposit-of-rare-ea...