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Japan just found a ‘semi-infinite’ deposit of rare-earth minerals — and it could be (trunc)
Business Insider ^
| April 13, 2018
| Jeremy Berke
Posted on 04/15/2018 8:39:19 PM PDT by grey_whiskers
Researchers have found a deposit of rare-earth minerals off the coast of Japan that could supply the world for centuries, according to a new study.
The study, published in the journal Nature on Tuesday, says the deposit contains 16 million tons of the valuable metals.
Rare-earth minerals are used in everything from smartphone batteries to electric vehicles. By definition, these minerals contain one or more of 17 metallic rare-earth elements (for those familiar with the periodic table, those are on the second row from the bottom).
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Foreign Affairs; Japan; News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: 1993; 199309; batteries; china; clinton; dysprosium; europium; japan; marcusisland; metal; minamitori; minamitoriisland; mjga; niobium; rareearth; rareearthmaterials; rareearthminerals; rareearths; ree; rees; russia; terbium; yttrium
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To: grey_whiskers
Hmmm ... we had a base there as late as 1993. It is well east of Japan, and we had (for a time) the only competing claim. Looks good.
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posted on
04/16/2018 2:43:53 AM PDT
by
Dr. Sivana
(There is no salvation in politics.)
To: PGR88; Gamecock; SaveFerris; FredZarguna; PROCON; KC_Lion; Army Air Corps
How the hell did they find these at the bottom of the ocean 1150 miles from shore?All I know is, I was on a Japanese cruise trying to impress my new girl, when all of a sudden a diver popped up and yelled "Is anyone here a marine mineralogist!"
To: grey_whiskers
Well, good to see the Japanese scoring big gifts from the earth kami.
The Chinese will undoubtedly try to take over.
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posted on
04/16/2018 3:03:55 AM PDT
by
Candor7
((Obama Fascism)http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html)
To: jmacusa
One does not chase after Gojira, Gojira chases after you.
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posted on
04/16/2018 3:18:50 AM PDT
by
epluribus_2
(he had the best mom - ever.)
To: grey_whiskers
“There’s enough yttrium to meet the global demand for 780 years, dysprosium for 730 years, europium for 620 years, and terbium for 420 years.
The cache lies off of Minamitori Island, about 1,150 miles southeast of Tokyo. It’s within Japan’s exclusive economic zone, so the island nation has the sole rights to the resources there.”
To: Verginius Rufus
16 million tons, and what do you get? Another day older and deeper in debt.I owe my soul, to the company store. 😁👍
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posted on
04/16/2018 4:23:31 AM PDT
by
Mark17
(Genesis chapter 1 verse 1. In the beginning GOD....And the rest, as they say, is HIS-story)
To: grey_whiskers
The US has its own sufficient supply of rare earth elements (REE) but they have been held hostage by deep state enviromental-wackos. REE mining and milling companies will not go into the long term investments neneded if some next Administration or so saddles them with more regulations, just like it happen in the nuclear power industry.
Some of the waste from REE operations would contain low-level radioactive thorium. Almost forty years ago the Low-level Radioactive Waste Policy Act was passed to set up facilities for handling low-level radioactive waste for all 50 states. It has done little except to spend money and generate paper.
To: heshtesh
Good it’s off the Japanese coast and not Chinese coast. Didn't Japan and China announce yesterday that they intend to meet to talk trade for the first time since 2010? Coincidence?
To: Fido969
Are these the things China has been holding over our heads? YES.
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posted on
04/16/2018 5:08:18 AM PDT
by
usconservative
(When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
To: servo1969
It’s within Japan’s exclusive economic zone, so the island nation has the sole rights to the resources there.” Until China determines otherwise ......
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posted on
04/16/2018 5:09:39 AM PDT
by
usconservative
(When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
To: marktwain
Right you are, the Clintons were paid for everything they did. Take heart in knowing this news must really pi$$ Slick off since he sold at pennies on the dollar of the island’s real value.
To: grey_whiskers
If true, I'll bet this pisses off the Chinese to no end...at least to semi-infinity.
They've been scooping up mining rights and rare-earth minerals in Africa for years now.
Trump should be working out a deal with the Japanese right now to get us out from under the thumb of the Chi-coms.
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posted on
04/16/2018 5:45:37 AM PDT
by
Bloody Sam Roberts
(Perhaps we should care less about who we may offend and care more about who we may inspire.)
To: grey_whiskers
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posted on
04/16/2018 5:48:22 AM PDT
by
pgkdan
(The Silent Majority STILL Stands With TRUMP!)
To: Billyv
No, not really.
Rare Earth metals are not rare. They’re everywhere. We have several mines, shut down at the moment due to Chinese dumping.
If the US political system really wanted to hurt China, this is where to do it. Slap a 200% tariff on anything with a rare earth in it that comes from China. The mines would reopen the next day and China would really hurt.
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posted on
04/16/2018 6:18:15 AM PDT
by
Freeport
(The proper application of high explosives will remove all obstacles.)
To: PGR88
The deposites are directly off shore from the Fukashima nuclear waste disposal site..........
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posted on
04/16/2018 6:31:33 AM PDT
by
Delta 21
(Build The Wall !! Jail The Cankle !!)
To: grey_whiskers
Guess they aren’t rare any more.
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posted on
04/16/2018 6:31:36 AM PDT
by
I want the USA back
(Leftism is an elaborate system for hiding shame behind a cheap mash of virtue. -Klavan.)
To: Brooklyn Attitude
With wasabi ginger sauce.
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posted on
04/16/2018 9:48:21 AM PDT
by
Harmless Teddy Bear
( Bunnies, bunnies, it must be bunnies!! Or maybe midgets....)
To: grey_whiskers
Japan just found a ‘semi-infinite’ deposit of rare-earth minerals And they just want to celebrate.
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posted on
04/16/2018 9:48:57 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: grey_whiskers
This is almost the subject of a (fictional) book that I just read:
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posted on
04/16/2018 11:22:56 AM PDT
by
Rio
(I was deplorable when deplorable wasn't cool.)
To: epluribus_2
Hai O wise one! We must not disturb Gojira or he will destroy us rike dying chrysanthemum!
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posted on
04/16/2018 12:49:10 PM PDT
by
jmacusa
("Made it Ma, top of the world!'')
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