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Researchers explore repurposing US oil and gas wells to extract critical minerals
News from Science says the idea is to extract minerals from rock formations below wells already drilled across the country.
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News from Science reports that researchers are exploring whether oil and gas wells across the US could be repurposed to extract critical minerals from rock formations below. It says the US needs those elements for solar cells and electric vehicles and currently imports them from China and other countries.
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