<h1 class="ql-align-center"><strong style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">Rare Earth Deposits</strong></h1><p class="ql-align-center"><br></p><h3><strong>Context&nbsp;</strong></h3><ul><li class="ql-indent-1">Scientists at the <strong>National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI), a Council of Scientific and Industrial Research facility in Hyderabad</strong>, have reported the presence of lucrative <strong>rare­ earth elements (REEs) in Anantapur district in And­hra Pradesh.</strong></li></ul><h3><strong>About&nbsp;</strong></h3><ul><li class="ql-indent-1">These elements are key components in many electronic devices and whose industrial applications span sectors like imaging, aerospace, and defense.&nbsp;</li><li class="ql-indent-1">The REEs are <strong>lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, yttrium, hafnium, tantalum, niobium, zirconium, and scandium.</strong></li><li class="ql-indent-1">NGRI scientists said they found enriched quantities of the REEs in <strong>“whole rock analyses”.&nbsp;</strong></li><li class="ql-indent-1">They said deep drilling for at least a kilometer will help ascertain the consistency of the elements’ presence.&nbsp;</li><li class="ql-indent-1">The most important end ­use of <strong>REEs was to make permanent magnets, which have essential use in devices like smartphones, computers, jet aircraft, and other products.</strong></li></ul><p class="ql-align-center"><br></p><p class="ql-align-center"><br></p><h1 class="ql-align-center"><strong>PRELIMS NOTES:</strong><a href="https://www.sunyaias.com/subscription-details/prelims-2023-sunya-notes-current-affairs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 204);"><strong>CLICK HERE</strong></a></h1><p><br></p>