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In this work, those same innovative techniques have revealed the existence of a potential site for extracting REEs. Data from AVIRIS-NG, AVIRIS-Classic, HISUI, DESIS, EnMAP, EO-1 Hyperion, PRISMA, and EMIT were utilized to map Ivanpah Dry Lake, which is located fourteen kilometers northeast of the Sulfide Queen mine. Although this area was not previously associated with REE deposits, BI maps have indicated the presence of a site that has remained enriched in REEs for decades, suggesting an opportunity for further exploration and mining. Historically, a pipeline transported wastewater from facilities at the Sulfide Queen mine to evaporation ponds on or near Ivanpah Dry Lake, where wastewater may have contained concentrated REEs. 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