RARE METALS AND POLITICS

Rare earth elements are a collection of 17 elements, which include lanthanides and scandals. They are used to make many devices ‒ from electronics to the defense industry. Currently, China is the largest producer of these raw materials, although deposits of these elements are also found in other countries, e.g. United States of America or Japan. Although the name suggests otherwise, metal deposits are abundant in the world. The problem is their extraction and concentration of individual minerals, resulting from the chemical structure.

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