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title: "REE - Rare Earth Elements - Metals, Minerals, Mining, Uses"  
description: "Rare earth metals and alloys that contain them are used in many devices that people use every day such as computer memory, DVDs, rechargeable batteries, etc"  
author: "Abhishek  Sen"  
published: 2022-11-16  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/1589/ree-rare-earth-elements-metals-minerals-mining-uses  
category: "science"  
tags: ["Minerals", "metals", "mining", "Rare Earth Elements", "usages"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# REE - Rare Earth Elements - Metals, Minerals, Mining, Uses

![REE Rare Earth Elements Metals Minerals Mining Uses](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/03864b9f-0c97-48e9-b1bd-c5a5667f29ba/images/f7b7eef3-1cf2-40dc-9f6b-fe32378b9454.jpeg) ![REE Rare Earth Elements Metals Minerals Mining Uses](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/03864b9f-0c97-48e9-b1bd-c5a5667f29ba/images/7fa2f53a-1e43-425d-9464-b803265be3eb.jpeg) Cerium is used in light bulbs, TVs and ovens. ![REE Rare Earth Elements Metals Minerals Mining Uses](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/03864b9f-0c97-48e9-b1bd-c5a5667f29ba/images/a6f317c4-f810-4a8d-8362-38b00052373d.jpeg) Dysprosium is mixed within alloys used in wind turbines, electric vehicles and nuclear reactors. ![REE Rare Earth Elements Metals Minerals Mining Uses](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/03864b9f-0c97-48e9-b1bd-c5a5667f29ba/images/e6ab5f5c-4615-48d1-a427-c7a9073b0bee.jpeg) Erbium is used in lasers and fiber optic cables. ![REE Rare Earth Elements Metals Minerals Mining Uses](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/03864b9f-0c97-48e9-b1bd-c5a5667f29ba/images/0a12742a-f805-4f93-80f3-fb5a633967c6.jpeg) Gadolinium is used in magnets, nuclear reactors and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). ![REE Rare Earth Elements Metals Minerals Mining Uses](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/03864b9f-0c97-48e9-b1bd-c5a5667f29ba/images/c4b663c0-c705-4bd1-b524-9c19bc76d181.jpeg) Neodymium is used in magnets and lasers. ![REE Rare Earth Elements Metals Minerals Mining Uses](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/03864b9f-0c97-48e9-b1bd-c5a5667f29ba/images/34f1bf96-abdf-42b9-947c-178b11c1c486.jpeg) Holmium is used in magnets and nuclear reactors. ![REE Rare Earth Elements Metals Minerals Mining Uses](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/03864b9f-0c97-48e9-b1bd-c5a5667f29ba/images/f7b7eef3-1cf2-40dc-9f6b-fe32378b9454.jpeg) Terbium is used in light bulbs, memory devices and x-rays.

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