Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Massive Rare Earth Deposit Found In Australia

Posted by timothy on from the street-value-of-this-continent dept.

An anonymous reader writes "A north Queensland mining company has discovered one of the world's largest deposits of the rare earth, scandium, used in fuel cells."

6 of 149 comments (clear)

  1. Metallica Metals by brenddie · · Score: 2, Funny

    http://www.metallicaminerals.com.au/board_of_directors

    James Hetfield
    Lars Ulrich
    Kirk Hammett
    Robert Trujillo

    Let the suing being

    --
    The best test environment is production. - Me
    chrome://browser/content/browser.xul
  2. This just in... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...Message from White House...

    Australia found to harbor terrorists. Military action advised.

  3. Re:Trivial usage by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    For those wondering how he got the $25 million/year figure: $5,000/kg is $2267.96/lb, 5 metric tons is 11,023 lbs. $2267.96/lb * 11,023 lbs = $24,999,723.08 which happens to be very close to $25 million.

  4. How about by pkinetics · · Score: 3, Funny

    US invasion of Australia to commence in 3...2...1...

  5. Re:Trivial usage by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    I assumed math was how he achieved that number...

  6. Re:Nice, but one of the less useful rare earths by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Of course they didn't find europium, it was in Australia!