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Re: Treasure island: Rare metals discovery on remote Pacific atoll is worth billions of dollars

From PaxPerPoten <PPP@USA.org>
Newsgroups sci.engr.mining, japan.comp.mobile, alt.business, alt.politics.trump, alt.fan.rush-limbaugh
Subject Re: Treasure island: Rare metals discovery on remote Pacific atoll is worth billions of dollars
Date 2018-05-14 02:02 -0500
Organization A noiseless patient Spider
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On 5/14/2018 12:18 AM, Gronk wrote:
> Byker wrote:
>> "Leroy N. Soetoro"  wrote in message
>> news:XnsA8E063D8464EB6F089P2473@0.0.0.1...
>>>
>>> http://www.foxnews.com/science/2018/04/19/treasure-island-rare-metals-discovery-on-remote-pacific-atoll-is-worth-billions-dollars.html 
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> The discovery of vast reserves of rare-earth elements on a tiny Japanese
>>> island, that can be used in everything from iPhones to missile 
>>> systems to
>>> electric vehicles, has been described as a "game changer."
>>>
>>> Minami-Torishima Island, also known as Marcus Island, is described as
>>> having "tremendous potential" for rare-earth elements and yttrium (REY),
>>> according to a study published in Scientific Reports.
>>
>> Don't expect the Japs to give that up anytime soon. Had we known this way
>> back when, we wouldn't have given it back:
>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minami-Tori-shima
> 
> Why should they give it back? It's part of their country.

Really...I guess you didn't read the history of that Island. Also over 
700 miles from the nearest Japanese main Islands. It gives us all the 
more reason to shelter our ally(Japan).


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Re: Treasure island: Rare metals discovery on remote Pacific atoll is worth billions of dollars "Byker" <byker@do~rag.net> - 2018-05-13 13:25 -0500
  Re: Treasure island: Rare metals discovery on remote Pacific atoll is worth billions of dollars Gronk <invalide@invalid.invalid> - 2018-05-13 23:18 -0600
    Re: Treasure island: Rare metals discovery on remote Pacific atoll is worth billions of dollars PaxPerPoten <PPP@USA.org> - 2018-05-14 02:02 -0500
      Re: Treasure island: Rare metals discovery on remote Pacific atoll is worth billions of dollars Gronk <invalide@invalid.invalid> - 2018-05-19 22:59 -0600

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