The University of the Philippines (UP) is set to embark on a survey that could lead to the exploration, development and commercial production of scandium deposits and other rare-earth elements in the country.

Carlo Arcilla, director at the UP National Institute for Geological Sciences, said his agency was working with the Department of Science and Technology (DoST) to identify scandium-rich areas.

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