After waiting for two years in Japan finally signed the Pacific seabed mining of rare earth metals in agreement with the United Nations International Seabed Authority (ISA). According to the Japanese company said rare earth mining company will have the exclusive right for 15 years . To pitch Bird Island is located 600 kilometers south of Japan's exclusive economic zone , an area of ​​approximately 3000 km2 . Vice Minister of Economy , Trade and Industry of Japan Matsushima Green stressed that Japan will strive from one country does not become a rare earth rare earth resources in the country .

Japan has become the reality of great power rare earth mining opportunities. Director of the Center for Japanese Studies Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences Far East Valery Keith Tarnoff believe that this is a gift of fate.

He said: "The rare earth metals are widely used in Japan, the two major areas: the automotive industry and electronics industry . These two areas are actually two pillars of the Japanese economy, they are an important source of export products . If Japan does not have rare earth metals, the whole economy are likely to experience problems. "

It is estimated that the local reserves of about 6.8 million tons of rare earth metals . It can meet the next 230 years the Japanese domestic demand .

Analysis of the samples proved that the deposit rich in cobalt, yttrium, and other metals , it is located deep under water where the deposit itself while only 1-10 meters below the sea bottom . Metal concentration is so high that scientists have not even started to believe the test results. According to Japanese experts say , has now been confirmed that China is 20-30 times the concentration of contained rare earth mine . And that does not contain radioactive thorium rare earth ore impurities , which tend to increase the difficulty of exploitation of rare earth. Understandably, for Japan, radiation safety in mining is one of the important tasks.

In this small island near the South Bird Island is not only found in rare earth ore scientific and economic significance, but also political significance. Rare earth is a strategic resource , the lack of it can not produce many modern electronic products, including military products . In fact, with a monopoly on the global rare earth market China relations increasingly complex background , the Japanese tried to ensure that even the source of domestic enterprises continue to supply rare earth metals . Once the project is successfully implemented, so that Japan can not only ensure that the needs of their rare earth industry, but also to supplant China in the global market .


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