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Re:Researchers produce nearly-pure rare earth concentrates f... by maxerickson on Monday March 12, 2018 @09:50AM (#16568104)
One of the plants they are locating the pilot at can apparently process 950 tons of coal an hour:

https://www.tecoenergy.com/news/article/index.cfm?article=20...

So if you process it all and get high extraction, a couple million Kg of rare earths a year.

(I edited the last paragraph after spotting that I missed a factor in my initial math)

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