Rare earth elements aren't actually all that hard to find, but they're usually found in very tiny amounts. Back in 2011, Japan found a large supply of rare earth elements under the Pacific Ocean, but in concentrations of about 2000 parts per million.

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May 04, 2011 · The reason is basic economics: demand continues to outstrip efforts to expand supplies and break China's chokehold on the market. Neodymium, a rare earth necessary for a .

Aug 17, 2011 · The report estimates China produced 118,900 metric tons of rare earth in 2010, well above the 89,200 metric ton official production quota. That .

Jul 05, 2016 · Q8: What and where are the various rare-earth mineral resources located around the world? A8: As on November 19, 2015, currently there are 58 rare-earth mineral resources, associated with 53 advanced rare-earth projects, 49 companies and located in 35 regions within 16 countries.

James Kennedy works for rare earth mining along Mississippi. Kennedy says he has not identified a specific location, but he wants to put the rare earth and thorium facilities at a single site along the Mississippi River in the St. Louis region. Energy from thorium has been tried before in .

A rare-earth element (REE) or rare-earth metal (REM), as defined by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, is one of a set of seventeen chemical elements in the periodic table, specifically the fifteen lanthanides, as well as scandium and yttrium.

Oct 19, 2012 · China's grip on the world's rare earth market may be slipping. For the past two years, the world has had a rare earth problem. Okay, that's not quite as weird as it sounds. Rare earth metals are crucial for a wide range of electronics, from fluorescent bulbs to iPod headphones to hybrid vehicles. And China produces 95 percent of the world's supply.

The reason is basic economics: demand continues to outstrip efforts to expand supplies and break China's chokehold on the market. Neodymium, a rare earth necessary for a range of products including headphones and hybrid electric cars, now fetches more than $283 a kilogram ($129 a pound) on the spot market. A year ago it sold for about $42 a kilogram ($19 a pound).

At this point, some of you may be leaping ahead to the obvious (and correct) conclusion: Whoever controls those rare earth mines essentially has a chokehold on technology, which is pretty much the ...

Jul 05, 2011 · The discovery gives hope that China's chokehold on the rare earth supply could be waning, but at the same time accessing those minerals could end up being pretty difficult. Researchers from the University of Tokyo and the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology said they have tested and confirmed rich deposits of rare earth elements at some of the 78 locations around Pacific Ocean.

Nov 13, 2010 · A Colorado company that once shared its secrets with Chinese miners is launching a $511 million bid to break the chokehold China subsequently gained on rare-earth metals — crucial elements of smartphones, smart bombs and the clean-energy economy.

Nov 15, 2011 · China's chokehold on rare-earth output is due primarily to lax environmental and safety standards, lower labor costs and generous government subsidies.

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Jun 12, 2019 · So Beijing would need to choke off exports of products made with rare earths, too, a broader embargo that would probably claim other countries — and Chinese factory workers — as collateral damage. Foxconn, a Taiwanese company, uses rare earths in Shenzhen, China, to make key parts of Apple's iPhone.

Nov 13, 2010 · A Colorado company that once shared its secrets with Chinese miners is launching a $511 million bid to break the chokehold China subsequently gained on rare-earth metals — crucial elements of smartphones, smart bombs and the clean-energy economy.

US scrambles to dig out of a rare earths hole. The massive hole is about to get even bigger. Molycorp Inc., which owns the open mine, plans to dig out about 40,000 tons of dirt a year by 2014, up 1,200 percent from the current rate of about 3,000 tons.

Jul 05, 2016 · Q8: What and where are the various rare-earth mineral resources located around the world? A8: As on November 19, 2015, currently there are 58 rare-earth mineral resources, associated with 53 advanced rare-earth projects, 49 companies and located in 35 regions within 16 countries.

China is responsible for more than 90 percent of global rare earth production, giving it a chokehold over the supply of 17 elements with a wide range of uses in high-tech sectors such as defence ...

Apr 13, 2018 · Underwater, Japan discovers enough rare metal to supply the world for 400+ years. On the floor of the Pacific Ocean, Japanese scientists discovered a 965-square-mile mud patch containing 16m tons of rare-earth metals — enough to meet global demand "on a semi-infinite basis." And we're not talking gold doubloons here.