Rare Earth Elements

KEYWORDS — RARE EARTH ELEMENTS
A rare earth element (REE) or rare earth metal is one of a set of seventeen chemical elements in the periodic table, specifically the fifteen lanthanides plus scandium and yttrium. They are used extensively in the production of battery alloys, ceramics and magnets that advanced technologies rely on and are a critical to the development of modern military hardware. Researchers believe that deep seabed mining could one day become a significant source of rare earth elements.

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"As demand increases for rare earth metals, deep sea mining gets second look"  — Japan Times — February 20, 2017

The risk of running out of rare earth metals that are essential to modern technology has led to a surge in interest in mining the deep seas.

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Rare Earth Elements, Deep Seabed Mining
"Is deep sea mining vital for a greener future – even if it destroys ecosystems?"  — Damian Carrington — Guardian — June 04, 2017

A new gold rush is targeting rich ores on the ocean floor containing valuable metals needed for smartphones and green technologies, but also hosting exotic ecosystems, raising questions about whether deep seabed mining is really an ecologic alternative to land-based mining.D

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Deep Seabed Mining, Rare Earth Elements
"Could the world’s deep seas become China’s mining frontier?"  — Stephen Chen — South China Morning Post — February 02, 2021

Chinese researchers say they have identified a number of “strategically important” rare earth mineral deposits as part of a decade-long survey of the world’s sea floors.

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China, Deep Seabed Mining, Rare Earth Elements
"Shoring Up The Metals Supply Chain"  — Thomas M. Kostigen — Defense One — March 11, 2021

The author argues that one way the Biden Administration could meet its goal of shoring up the supply of critical rare earth metals is by signing the Law of the Sea convention, opening up the deep seabed for commerical exploitation. 

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Deep Seabed Mining, Rare Earth Elements
"Investors see ‘gold rush on steroids’ for green battery metals"  — Henry Sanderson — Financial Times — March 12, 2021

Government pledges to reach net zero emissions of greenhouse gases by the middle of this century will demand huge quantities of battery metals, some of which will be coming from polymetallic nodules on the deep seabed.  

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Deep Seabed Mining, Rare Earth Elements
"Could Sucking Up the Seafloor Solve Battery Shortage?"  — Prachi Patel — IEEE Spectrum — September 13, 2021

The Metals Company, a mining interest based in Vancouver, is attempting to address the looming resource shortage for the key metals needed for electric cars by mining the deep seabed but environmentalists warn that there are still too many unknowns about the effects of these operations on the fragile seabed ecosystems.

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Deep Seabed Mining, Rare Earth Elements

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