The global appetite for rare earth elements is surging.

全球對稀土元素的胃口正在激增。

There's actually about 50% rare earth contained in this concentrate.

其實這個濃縮液中含有50%左右的稀土。

But what are they were contrary to the name.

但他們是什麼人是違背了名字。

They're not actually that rare.

其實它們並不稀罕。

Rare Earth elements are a collection of 17 metals there, found here on the periodic table, with names that are almost impossible to pronounce on.

稀土元素是由17種金屬組成的集合有，在週期表上發現這裡，其名稱幾乎無法發音。

While they're abundant, they're not often found in quantities that make extraction economically viable.

雖然它們很豐富，但它們的數量並不常見，是以提取它們在經濟上是可行的。

They're known for having similar properties and are mostly used in magnets, catalysts or in hybrid car batteries.

它們因具有相似的特性而聞名，多用於磁鐵、催化劑或混合動力汽車電池中。

Even some military equipment requires rare earth elements.

甚至一些軍事裝備也需要稀土元素。

China is by far the biggest producer.

中國是目前最大的生產國。

It has a third of the world's deposits on accounts for more than 90% of global production and supply.

它擁有全球三分之一的賬戶存款，佔全球生產和供應的90%以上。

And while there are a handful of other countries with deposits, mining them is only half the battle.

而其他國家雖然也有少量的礦藏，但開採這些礦藏只是一半。

The bigger issue is processing and purifying that's a dirty process can involve handling radioactive waste.

更大的問題是處理和淨化，這是一個骯髒的過程可能涉及處理放射性廢物。

Up until now, most countries have been happy to leave that work to China.

到目前為止，大多數國家都樂意把這些工作交給中國來做。

US has one rare Earths mine, but it's still exports its product to China.

美國有一個稀土礦，但它的產品還是出口到中國。

Processing more and more technology appears that relies on rare earths, and demand for that technology grows.

加工越來越多依靠稀土的技術出現，對該技術的需求也越來越大。

So does the dependency on China.

對中國的依賴性也是如此。

Mm hmm.

嗯哼。