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(TibetanReview.net, Jun15’25) – Chinese scientists have achieved a breakthrough in the commercial extraction of the critical metal rubidium directly from salt lake brine and whose more accessible form it mines primarily from the historically Tibetan-inhabited province of Qinghai and Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR). This potentially slashes China’s dependence on imports – mostly from Canada – that now supply two-thirds of its needs, reported the scmp.comJun 13. The strategic metal is used in tech, military, aerospace and other industries.
The report said this industrial-scale method produces ultra-pure rubidium chloride from ultra-low concentrations, offering a new domes...
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