Rare earths: “Stepping into the Gobi feels like stepping on the surface of the moon”

“Stepping into the Gobi feels like stepping on the surface of the moon,” this is how most people describe the cold Gobi Desert in southern Mongolia, home to most mines in the country. Others have compared it to Mars. Many questions – and theories – arise when it comes to Mongolia’s battery metals potential. The Gobi is widely thought to hold lithium, graphite and rare earth elements (REE),