Massive deposits of multiple rare earth metals found on Japanese Island

I think that people aren't getting how much of a big deal this could potentially be.

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A small island in the Pacific Ocean is the site of a huge discovery that could change Japan's economic future. How huge? One economist called it a "game changer." The researchers who helped find it said it had "tremendous potential." It's mud. A whole bunch of mud -- an estimated 16 million tons, to be exact. And in that mud, there are massive, "semi-infinite" stores of valuable rare earth minerals.

CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/16/asia/...rnd/index.html

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