[Rockhounds] Rare Earth Metals Found in Japan’s Offshore Deep-sea Sediments

[Paul]

'Semi-infinite' trove of rare-earth metals found in Japanese
waters. Discovery of elements used to manufacture mobile
phones and electric cars could keep world supplied for
hundreds of years. Josh Gabbatiss, The Independent.
https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/rare-earth-metals-japan-semi-infinite-ocean-mobile-phones-electric-cars-a8301966.html

Mapping the Potential of Rare-earth Resources in Deep-sea
Mud Off Japan by S. Himmelstein, April 12, 2018
https://insights.globalspec.com/article/8496/mapping-the-potential-of-rare-earth-resources-in-deep-sea-mud-off-japan

The Paper:

Takaya, Y., Yasukawa, K., Kawasaki, T., Fujinaga, K., Ohta, J.,
Usui, Y., Nakamura, K., Kimura, J.I., Chang, Q., Hamada, M.
and Dodbiba, G., 2018. The tremendous potential of
deep-sea mud as a source of rare-earth elements. Scientific
reports, 8(1), p. 5763.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-23948-5

An earlier article:

Experts Skeptical about Potential of Rare Earth Elements in
Seafloor Mud. A newly discovered reservoir of rare earths,
which are needed for high-tech, automotive and renewable
energy applications, may remain on the ocean floor for some
time. Scientific American, By John Matson on July 9, 2011
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/rare-earth-elements-ocean/

Yours,

Paul H.

"The past is never dead. It's not even past."
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