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Why Nobody But China Produces Rare Earth Metals
The discovery of massive rare earth deposits on the Pacific floor could, claims Japan’s Asahi Shimbun, “end China’s virtual monopoly on the metals“. From The Wall Street Journal:The Japanese team found deep-sea mud containing high concentrations of rare-earth elements and yttrium at numerous sites throughout the southeastern and north-central parts of the Pacific Ocean, theJuly 5, 2011 10:36 PM



