KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaican and Japanese officials on Monday launched a pilot project designed to investigate whether rare-earth elements can be commercially extracted from the island's bauxite ...

Jamaica had previously tried to get rare earth minerals from the country’s red mud around bauxite mining grounds, but Paulwell said it faced major challenges in attempting to extract minerals ...

Red mud, also known as bauxite residue, is a thick, caustic slurry left over after extracting aluminum from bauxite. Its vivid color comes from iron oxides, but its real threat lies in its chemistry.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica's energy minister has opened a pilot plant where researchers will test whether rare-earth elements can be commercially extracted from bauxite waste on the Caribbean ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica -- A $7 million investment by Government in a new locally produced, low-cost concrete mix is expected to save the country millions in road repair costs, improve road safety and ...

The governments of Jamaica and Japan are “fully behind” a $3m pilot project aimed at extraction of “high concentrations of rare earth elements” found in Jamaica’s red mud.

Jamaica had previously tried to get rare earth minerals from the country’s red mud around bauxite mining grounds, but Paulwell said it faced major challenges in attempting to extract minerals ...

Jamaica had previously tried to get rare earth minerals from the country's red mud around bauxite mining grounds, but Paulwell said it faced major challenges in attempting to extract minerals from ...

First Posted: 1/15/2013 (AP) Jamaica may be able to benefit from newly found deposits of rare-earth elements that are key ingredients for smartphones, computers and numerous other high-tech goods ...

Jamaica may be able to benefit from newly found deposits of rare-earth elements that are key ingredients for smartphones, computers and numerous other high-tech goods, the Caribbean island's top ...