Our government want to research recovering REEs from coal even as they try to destroy the coal mining industry.

http://www.mining.com/us-govt-offers-20-million-to-projects-aimed-at-recovering-rare-earths-from-coal/

Then, "Scientists test algae to harvest precious metals and biofuels from mining sludge."

http://www.mining.com/scientists-test-algae-to-harvest-precious-metals-and-biofuel-from-mining-sludge-49968/

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