The data are related to the NERC's Security of Supply of Mineral Resources Catalyst Grant NE/L002361/1: MM-FREE - Mineral-Microbe interaction role in concentration and Fractionation of Rare Earth Elements and consist of: 1. document on the research priorities from an industry/stakeholders viewpoint to devise a strategy for building biomining into a real opportunity for mineral extraction of rare earth elements. 2. poster reporting literature review on "Using microbes to recover rare earths with low environmental impact"