Rare Earth Mines

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The rare earth mining process is simple. You dig a 40 meter hole in the ground, fill it with some chemicals and then filter in some water. It takes about three to four months to excavate. The government says it's cracking down on these illegal mine sites.

We continue our journey to the center of the cloud, by way of the earth: Rare Earth. China controls 95% of the market for the 17 Rare Earth elements that power our invisible technologies so your host decides to pay a visit to the Ganzhou region, to see the illegal mines in the with his own eyes.

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