Deep sea rocks may be future source for rare earth metals
Bremen, Germany (UPI) Apr 16, 2013 - Smart phones are ubiquitous, but the materials they're made of are "rare" - at least rare enough to be called rare earth metals. In recent years, economists and geologists have begun worrying that the world's supply of rare earth metals will be outpaced by demand, driving up the prices of materials vital to the production of popular electronics like the iPhone and Blackberry. Bu ... more

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