Canada Rare Earth signs deals to buy permitted refinery, co-develop mine project in Laos
The refinery has a rare earth oxide production capacity of 3,000 tonnes per year.
Two things helped make Alberta’s oilsands a top North American environmental concern — ducks and trucks.
Like most Canadian industrial developments, there was little oversight of the impact of bitumen mining on the land, water and air until the 1970s, when provincial and federal environment departments were established.
