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Scientists find 'easy' way to extract rare earths from seafloor

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 20, 2014 | 5:10 pm Battery Metals China Europe Rare Earth 

[caption id="attachment_779246" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Since 2001 the United Nations’ International Seabed Authority has issued 30 exploration permits for the Pacific, Mid-Atlantic and Indian Oceans.[/caption] While economists and geologists worry the world's supply of rare earth metals will soon be outpaced...

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