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It seems reasonable to assume that we'll develop the technology to do so in the not so distant future...
by Tycho 14y ago
It seems reasonable to assume that we'll develop the technology to do so in the not so distant future...
- ChuckMcM 14y agoReally? It was looking to me like the Mountain Pass mine would re-open and once a 'stable' supply was available again it would reduce investment in alternate supplies. I've seen research into replacing rare-earths with other more common materials but haven't seen any serious work into underwater mining (except the fringe stuff where people are pulling gold out of seawater but that doesn't seem 'well funded' to me). Do you know of any underwater mining projects other than the Scripps Institute and Woods Hole ones?