TYB!
But though the Villagers heard the cry, they did not run to help him as they had before.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2012/jul/31/rare-earth-greenland
=17= Rare Earth Minerals
The rare earth riches buried beneath Greenland's vast ice sheet
Small group of 17 elements is in extraordinary demand, but potential wealth must be balanced against environmental responsibilities
The 17 Elements That Are Rare Earths:
Llanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, promethium, samarium, europium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, holmium, erbium, thulium, ytterbium, lutetium, scandium, yttrium
Did you learn this in school? From the news media? NO!
All of these elements appear in low concentrations in the ground. Whilst they are more abundant than their name would suggest they are extremely difficult and dirty to mine and process cleanly. With China having most of world’s processing capacity and supplying 80% of the rare earths imported by the United States from 2014 to 2017 it is a major trump card for China in the trade war.
I pray you are right, anon. We need it desperately.