danny17402 t1_jakok07 wrote
Reply to comment by pend-bungley in German scientists show a commercially feasible method for cyanobacteria to extract 17 rare earth elements from low-concentration sources. Currently, most of the world's supply of these elements is mined in China. by lughnasadh
Sorry, I was paraphrasing from a talk I attended last week (I'm an economic geologist), but I don't have the data handy.
Suffice to say, most people in the industry don't have high hopes for our metal output in the next couple of decades. Nuclear is really our only hope imo.
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