And the Pacific Ocean is said to be a treasure trove of rare earth elements.

传说，太平洋是稀土元素的宝库。

The researchers also found large amounts of rare earth minerals.

研究人员还发现了大量的稀土矿物。

So what are rare earth and critical minerals?

那么稀土和关键矿物资源具体是指什么呢？

Later, he said, the space agency may try to mine iron and rare earth metals.

他说，之后，美国航空航天局可能会尝试开采铁和稀土金属。

As promise China will keep following fair and free trade principles and exporting rare earths.

正如承诺的那样，中国将继续遵循公平和自原则，出口稀土。

EV market leader Tesla said it plans to remove rare earths from its next-generation EVs.

电动车市场领头羊特斯拉表示，其计划代电动车中不使用稀土。

It's also a waste of resources, like valuable rare earth metals.

其实它们也有废物利用的价值，比如说含有珍贵的稀有金属。

" I want security of the rare earth, " he said.

“我要稀土安全。”他说。

Meanwhile, supplies of rare earths have decreased.

与此同时，稀土供应也减少。

When done cheaply, rare earth mining can damage the environment.

如果开采成本低，稀土开采可能会破坏环境。

The expedition made significant achievements in surveys of rare earth, cobalt-rich crusts and polymetallic nodules.

“海洋六号”此次考察任务深海稀土资源调查、富钴结壳资源和多金属结核资源调查等方面取得了丰硕成果。

The items eligible for tariff waivers include rare earth ore.

符合减免关税条件的商品包括稀土矿。

Often, the metal responsible is iron, but rare earth elements like neodymium can do it too.

通常，造成这种情况的金属元素是铁，但是地球上的稀有元素如钕同样有此效果。

China currently processes about 85 percent of the world's rare earths.

中国目前加工的稀土约占世界总量的85%。

The ministry is also considering efforts to get rare earths from recycling old equipment and parts.

该部门也考虑努力从回收旧设备和零件中获取稀土。

Its continental shelf is believed to have deposits of metals, including copper, zinc, cobalt and rare earths.

据信，它的大陆架上有金属矿藏，包括铜、锌、钴和稀土。

Although low labor costs help developers, most countries are behind China in processing and producing rare earths.

虽然劳动力成本低有助于开发商，但大多数国家稀土加工和生产方面都落后于中国。

China, for example, dominates production of rare earth elements that are used for things like wind turbine magnets.

例如，中国主导着用于风力涡轮机磁铁等产品的稀土元素的生产。

The group outside for rare earth elements is surging.

对于稀土元素的需求正不断增加。

But Ukraine doesn't have globally significant deposits of rare earth minerals.

不过乌克兰并没有重要的稀土矿藏。