Recycling is certainly an option. However, we have to remember that you have to have enough tonnage to be able to extract valuables in order to make the recycling process economically viable. Canada has deposits that are very rich in heavy rare earths, and we feel that the science should be more focused on the processing of the heavy earths than going to recycling, for which we don't really have enough capacity.
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