Rare earth metals are used in mobile telephones. I believe that there may be some such metals in the granite rock under the mountains of Cornwall. The Chinese seem to have a lock on that market. Is it not important that rare earth metals are more widely available, particularly for use in our mobile telephones?
Deep Sea Mining Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Charlie Elphicke
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Friday, 6 September 2013.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Deep Sea Mining Bill.
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