Potential risks of supply shortages for critical metals including rare-earth elements and yttrium (REY) have spurred great interest in commercial mining of deep-sea mineral resources. Deep-sea mud containing over 5,000 ppm total REY content was discovered in the western North Pacific Ocean near Minamitorishima Island, Japan, in 2013. This REY-rich mud has great potential as a rare-earth metal resource because of the enormous amount available and its advantageous mineralogical features.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/tremendous-potential-deep-sea-mud-source-rare-earth-elements
[2] https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-23948-5
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/yutaro-takaya
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/kazutaka-yasukawa
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/takehiro-kawasaki-et-al
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/scientific-reports
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/minerals
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/oceans-and-seas
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/north-pacific-ocean
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/japan
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/geographical-information-systems-gis-0
