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Discovery of rare earth minerals on ocean floor could break Chinese stranglehold

Marc Howe | July 18, 2012 | 3:48 am Battery Metals Asia China Rare Earth 

Recent discoveries of rare earth minerals at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean could break China's existing monopoly on supply of the vital raw materials. Katie Hamann reporting for Australia Network News writes that the new discoveries off the coast...

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