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Rare earth elements (REEs) are a specific group in the periodic table with unique chemical and physical properties that make them critically important in industrial technological and military applications. These elements include the 15 elements ranging from lanthanum with atomic number 57 to lutetium with atomic number 71 as well as scandium and yttrium. Although often referred to as “rare earths” these elements are relatively abundant in nature but their extraction and processing are extremely