This is, of course, not always the case, but it is telling to see how often acute demand (or acute potential demand) for a resource can lead to discoveries of what is needed. Incentives work.

An estimate of the mineral resources at a mine being developed by Rare Earths Norway, ​Europe's largest rare earth project, has soared by 81% since the ‌last evaluation two years ago, the privately held firm said on Tuesday. . . . The latest estimate for the Rare Earths Norway project shows 19% of the oxides are neodymium and ​praseodymium (NdPr), key minerals ​needed for permanent ⁠magnets used

An estimate of the mineral resources at a mine being developed by Rare Earths Norway, ​Europe's largest rare earth project, has soared by 81% since the ‌last evaluation two years ago, the privately held firm said on Tuesday. . . .

The latest estimate for the Rare Earths Norway project shows 19% of the oxides are neodymium and ​praseodymium (NdPr), key minerals ​needed for permanent ⁠magnets used

© National Review