Dar es Salaam, Jan. 21 -- WITH substantial quantities of essential elements, including neodymium, praseodymium, lanthanum and dysprosium, Tanzania will become one of the richest sources of rare earth metals in the East African economic region.

These rare-earth elements are strategically significant in the global energy transition because they are essential to cutting-edge technologies, including wind turbines, electric cars, high-performance electronics and renewable energy systems.

With millions of tonnes of rare-earth oxide resources that could sustain decades of production once operational, the Ngualla Rare Earth Project in the Songwe Region is notable as one of the largest and highest-grade undeveloped REE deposits globally.

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