Russia extracted rare metals from volcanic gases

Russia will build the first plant to extract rare Rhenium from volcanic lava on the Iturup Islands of the South Kuril Islands, Sakhalin.

This volcano is currently erupting rare metals from the ground with gases. Samples were sent to three international laboratories and obtained Rhenium rare metals in sufficient quantity to extract the industry.

Rhenium is one of the rare and hardest metals in the world. Currently, Rhenium prices in the world market is about $ 2,800. Regular supply does not meet demand. There are only a few places in the world that have this precious metal. Apart from Russia, Rhenium only appeared in Chile and the United States.

The ambitious project on Rhenium separations on the Kuril Islands has been embraced by the Soviet Union. This area has tons of precious metals, but for processing it requires sophisticated technology.

One of the authors of the Rhenium mining technology from the volcanic gas , Professor Albert Besser, said about the scope of application of this rare metal: "Our country is very large and Rhenium is used in In various fields: aerospace, aerospace, petrochemical and electronics, in the production of gas turbines.Especially, Rhenium is essential for missiles and supersonic aircraft, The Rhenium turbine is highly resistant to high temperatures, which allows the combustion of fuel at high temperatures, thus improving engine efficiency and reducing fuel consumption. " .

For director of the Institute of Volcanoes and Geodynamics, Henry Steinberg, Rhenium's producer of volcanic ash, has become a lifelong job. His reports demonstrate the economic benefits of processing metal from volcanic gas.

The factory on Iturup Island was included in the new Kuril Islands Development Program. The plant may also become part of the Kuril priority development zone. These are additional rights and priorities for the area. The project will be developed in the years 2019-2020. If the project justifies itself, the Russian Sakhalin region will play an important role in the international rare metal market.