Where is samarium cobalt mined?

Answer 1

It is found in samarskite, bastnäzite, monazite among some other minerals.

Added:

The original mineral form of samarium is samarskite ((Y,Ce,U,Fe)3(Nb,Ta,Ti)5O16).

Although samarskite was first found in the Urals in 1853, by the late 1870s a new deposit had been located in North Carolina, and it was from that source that the samarium-bearing didymium had originated.

The name of the element is derived from the name of the mineral, and this traces back to the name Vasili Samarsky-Bykhovets, Chief of Staff (Colonel) of the Russian Corps of Mining Engineers in 1845-1861. In this sense samarium was the first chemical element to be named after a living person.

Answer 2

Samarium cobalt is not mined directly like traditional metals such as gold or copper. Instead, samarium and cobalt are extracted from various mineral sources, such as bastnasite and monazite, through a series of chemical processes. These minerals are primarily mined in countries like China, Brazil, India, and Australia.

Answer 3

Cobalt is mined in Congo, Zambia, Russia (Tuva) etc.
Samarium is mined in China, Australia, United States, Brazil, India, Sri Lanka, Russia etc.