To: 2ndDivisionVet
"Rare earths, a group of 17 specialized minerals,"
They are not minerals [though they may usually come from same], they are Elements.
They are not specialized anymore than any other Element is.
2 posted on
09/19/2019 9:24:15 PM PDT by
Paladin2
To: 2ndDivisionVet
all the rare earth elements in all the “Taptic Engines” in the world are probably not enough to make the permanent magnets in a single electric automobile or a single windmill ...
6 posted on
09/19/2019 11:56:39 PM PDT by
catnipman
(Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
and how much energy is expended to recycle them? just curious.
7 posted on
09/20/2019 12:21:13 AM PDT by
txnativegop
(The political left, Mankinds intellectual hemlock)
To: Swordmaker
9 posted on
09/20/2019 4:17:59 AM PDT by
IncPen
("Inside of every progressive is a Totalitarian screaming to get out" ~ David Horowitz)
To: 2ndDivisionVet; ~Kim4VRWC's~; 1234; 5thGenTexan; AbolishCSEU; Abundy; Action-America; ...
Apple using recycled rare earths for iPhone production rather than newly mined minerals. —PING!
APPLE and Rare Earth’s PING!
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10 posted on
09/20/2019 8:25:34 AM PDT by
Swordmaker
(My pistol self-identifies as an iPad, so you must accept it in gun-free zones, you hoplaphobe bigot!)
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