The United States still holds about 13 million metric tons of
rare earth elements according to the US Geological Survey but these supplies have yet to be exploited.
Not exact matches
Researchers who've pored over the data since last year now think the collision also made 1 - 5
Earth masses of a very
rare element called europium,
according to a recent study in The Astrophysical Journal.
For example,
according to Apple, an iPhone 6 contains.01 ounces worth of
rare earth elements (17 chemical
elements essential to today's technology) in components that include the handset's speakers and touchscreen display.