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New "rare earth" resources found on ocean floor July 4, 2011 9:03 am TB

Story here.

And none too soon.

  • The fruit on the lower branches have already been picked clean. This is a metaphor we are going to be ... by ER 2011-07-11 04:49:27
    • The rest of the story. Oh, well. by TB 2011-07-10 15:00:26
      • If it can't be mined at a profit, it's not ore. Thanks for the update. Twenty years ago I ... by podrock 2011-07-11 08:36:50
        • I still have some hope for metallic asteroids, but I'm thinking we'll need to get people into space in a ... by TB 2011-07-11 09:13:50

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